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- 1. a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.
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Prime VideoSubscriptionSubscriptionWatchCuriosity StreamSubscriptionSubscriptionWatchApple TVSubscriptionSubscriptionWatchPBSFreeWatchVUDUPurchaseBuy from $1.99WatchiTunesPurchaseBuy from $1.99WatchA nova (pl. novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months.
Nov 14, 2019 · What exactly is a nova star? What does it mean when a star goes nova? If you looked up its definition, you would find that a nova is a star that suddenly shows an increase in its level of brightness but slowly returns to its original state. This means a nova is a star that suddenly gets very bright for a short period of time.
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The meaning of NOVA is a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years.
Nova, any of a class of exploding stars whose luminosity temporarily increases from several thousand to as much as 100,000 times its normal level.
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Oct 20, 2016 · A nova occurs when a dead star steals material from a binary companion, and undergoes a momentary return to the good old days of fusion. A Type Ia...
Mar 24, 2024 · A nova is a sudden, dramatic increase in the brightness of a star that lasts for a short period of time. The word “nova” comes from the Latin word for “new,” as novas were historically mistaken for new stars appearing in the sky.
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