gasser

noun

Definition of gassernext
as in nova

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  1. white dwarf
  2. neutron star
  3. pulsar
  4. variable
  5. binary star
  6. quasar
  7. supernova
  8. red star
Noun
  • The model developed by the team found that white dwarfs can fuel both processes simultaneously, making Earth-like planets possible around white dwarfs.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The material sits on the surface of the white dwarf until there is enough material to ignite a thermonuclear runaway explosion -- a buildup of pressure and heat.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of white dwarf
Noun
  • But those findings have yet to be linked to a white dwarf, a neutron star, or another source.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Like all neutron stars, magnetars are formed when massive stars run out of their fuel for nuclear fusion.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of neutron star
Noun
  • Luckily for scientists, this rapid spin and its precise frequency make pulsars excellent timing mechanisms.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Among other things, it is expected to be able to hunt for the universe’s first stars, search for signals from an extraterrestrial intelligence, and enable the detection of new pulsars—the spinning remnants of dead stars—in our galaxy and others.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016
Definition of pulsar
Noun
  • There’s obviously a lot of unknown variables this year, Marks said, with tariffs being at the forefront along with worries about an economic slowdown.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
    — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of variable
Noun
  • The unprecedented observations of such bright, long radio bursts from this binary star system are just the beginning, astronomers say.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Astronomers suggest that supermassive black holes create hypervelocity stars when binary stars (a pair of stars gravitationally bound to each other) get too close.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of binary star
Noun
  • Among its findings are the measurements of nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars, some of the brightest objects in the universe.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Radio quasars are the subclass of black holes that produce the most powerful energy and jets.
    — David Garofalo, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of quasar
Noun
  • Identifying details in pre-explosion images can help inform the how, when and why supernovas occur.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Over five years, their telescope in the Chilean Andes snapped high-resolution photographs of 12% of the sky, creating the most extensive catalog of supernovas to date and locating the same spherical shells traced out by many millions of galaxies (albeit with less precision than DESI).
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of supernova
Noun
  • One day this boy wants to be a red star inside those red walls.
    — Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The Hubble image captures the nebula's diverse stellar population, which includes hot, young blue stars and older red stars, scattered among intricately woven, airy tendrils of gas and dark clumps of dust.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of red star
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