How to Use supernova in a Sentence

supernova

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  • The light from this supernova first reached Earth in the 1670s.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Then, in the fall of that year, the researchers witnessed a supernova in the same spot.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Beal spent much of the night going supernova on his way to 45 points.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The birth of the Pogacar supernova is now set to ripple across the cycling galaxy for years to come.
    — John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2020
  • Perhaps Betelgeuse was at the end of its life and could explode in a supernova brighter than the full moon.
    — Science, 3 Dec. 2020
  • But to boil our oceans, a supernova would need to happen a mere 0.14 light-years away from Earth, the researchers found.
    — National Geographic, 14 July 2017
  • The explosions unleashed by supernovas are among the strongest known in the world.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The researchers hope to find more examples of the third type of supernova.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2021
  • Could a nearby supernova pose a threat to life on Earth?
    — Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The star lost a large chunk of its mass before its reverse shock supernova.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The nod to the supernova Portuguese forward, who’s also 37, spurred both awe and anger.
    — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
  • And this was for the whole bowl of ramen — a state championship supernova.
    — Stephen English, star-telegram, 23 Dec. 2017
  • This wasn’t a typical supernova, the fireworks at the end of a massive star’s life.
    — Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Of course, Betelgeuse may have already gone supernova over 529 years ago and its light just hasn’t reached us yet.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
  • With neutron star or white dwarf cores, the larger star’s fate is sealed: no supernova.
    — Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The bright burst occurred when the star exploded in a supernova.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2021
  • These eat their way through the dying star and erupt outward while the rest of the star explodes as a very powerful supernova.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The best part of the film by a longshot is Austin Butler’s supernova-making turn as the titular singer.
    — Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • One of the two companions is a neutron star formed in the aftermath of a supernova of a massive star.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Todd Rundgren was spending a lot of time in England just as David Bowie's star was on the verge of going supernova.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Stargazers, rejoice: There's a new supernova in the night sky.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • The eight-million-year-old red giant is on the brink of star death, also known as going supernova.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 28 June 2017
  • The supernova event of 1181 is one of five bright supernovae that have been observed in the Milky Way in the last millennium.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • For me, their greatness is the draw, much in the way Tiger Woods remains golf’s singular supernova.
    — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Inspired by Venice beaches and the promises of a new decade, the line includes supernova tanks and zen-themed sweatshirts.
    — Caroline Harris, Health.com, 3 Apr. 2020
  • When the Yankees were in Oakland last week, Amerman was part of a large contingent that made the drive to see the hometown supernova.
    — Bob Klapisch, USA TODAY, 23 June 2017
  • In 1997, the top-shelf Britpop bands were looking to stay fresh and avoid getting trapped in last night’s champagne supernova.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Yet the last supernova observed in our galaxy was in 1604 — more than four centuries ago.
    — Yvette Cendes, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2018
  • Before July 2018, only two sources had been found: the sun and a supernova.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Seeing supernovas explode billions of light-years away led to the discovery of dark energy.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 June 2024

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