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Even though novas are exceptionally bright, supernovas are brighter—reaching billions of times brighter than the sun at their peak.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025 -
Recorded live at the Lincoln Center, the band plays a bossa-nova take on the song while Gaga sings solo, wearing one of Cher’s own wigs.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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But a major reason why experts have difficulty finding binary star white dwarfs is because of their trademark ultraviolet emissions.—
Andrew Paul Aug 6,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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Astronomers have discovered a rare pair of white dwarfs destined to explode in a spectacular supernova in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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Pulsars are neutron stars — the ultradense leftover cores of long-dead stars — that spin rapidly and emit radiation at regular intervals.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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Signals from scattering black holes and neutron stars should be within reach of the next generation of gravitational-wave detectors that are set to come online in the late 2030s.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
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In November 1968, the core of the exploded star was discovered to be a pulsar; a rapidly rotating neutron star, spinning at a rate of 30.2 times per second.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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Christiansen presents and writes on topics ranging from reconciling her love for art and science to her quest to learn more about the pulsar chart on the cover of Joy Division's album Unknown Pleasures.—
Jen Christiansen,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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These variables offer opportunities to strengthen trust with existing families and network with up-and-coming generations, ultimately achieving results that corporations, primarily focused on quarterly profits, often ignore or struggle to satisfy adequately.—
Geoff Whitmore,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The final crucial variable is the ratio of water to coffee.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Detecting and analyzing these oddities can help Bédard, Sahu, and other researchers gain a more comprehensive understanding of the ultimate fate of many binary star systems.—
Andrew Paul Aug 6,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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Research has shown that type Ia supernovae originate from some binary star systems containing at least one white dwarf.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Still, blazars, because of this serendipitous orientation, tend to appear even brighter than the already ridiculously bright quasars.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Stars burn like celestial nuclear fusion reactors, quasars emit thousands of times the luminosity of the Milky Way galaxy, and asteroids slam into planets.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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The very largest supernovas leave behind black holes, infamous for their great mystery.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Since then, astronomers have observed a further 2,000 Type 1a supernovas with different telescopes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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