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pulsar

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as in supernova

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Recent Examples of pulsar That means the measurements provided by pulsar timing arrays could help determine how abundant heavy black hole seeds were in the early universe. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The pulsar ties back to early research on the phenomenon, which had scientists wondering if their signals were signs of alien life. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 31 July 2026 In 2023 a collaboration of radio astronomers reported tiny deviations in the timing of these flashes from dozens of pulsars in the Milky Way. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 18 June 2026 The source is a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) powered by the pulsar PSR J1849-0001, located in the constellation Aquila. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pulsar

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There are a few ways these stars can get kicked up to these speeds, but one is to orbit a star that goes supernova.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
These outflows, scientists say, inject an amount of energy comparable to several billion supernova explosions, driving turbulence through hot gas across distances of roughly 300,000 light-years —far beyond the boundaries of the host galaxy itself.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of supernova

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The observations show the red supergiant has an atmosphere with a temperature of around 3,680 degrees Fahrenheit (2,030 degrees Celsius), but possesses at least two regions even hotter than this.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Located 7,200 light-years away, Cygnus X-1 features not only a black hole — the first one ever identified more than a half-century ago — but a blue supergiant star, its constant companion.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of supergiant

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Hubble’s images reveal an intricate web of gas and dust spreading outward from the explosion’s center, where a rapidly spinning neutron star remains.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
After the explosion, Betelgeuse A will probably leave behind a superdense neutron star with an incredibly strong magnetic field.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of neutron star

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