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quasar

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Definition of quasar

as in supernova

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Recent Examples of quasar The most impressive of these new discoveries is the most ancient and distant quasar ever seen, shining with the light of a trillion suns just 670 million years after the Big Bang. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 July 2026 The team spotted the distant quasar, an actively feeding supermassive black hole, using observations from the Subaru Telescope. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quasar

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In this case, rapid observations by a network of space- and ground-based telescopes, including a number of NSF NOIRLab observatories, allowed researchers to follow the supernova across multiple wavelengths throughout its early life.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Taken altogether this means SN 2026gzf isn’t just a rare supernova.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of supernova

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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
The team found that the magnetic field runs parallel to a remarkably long filament extending away from the pulsar, confirming that high-energy particles are streaming along magnetic field lines.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 July 2026

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May's full Blue Moon put on a dazzling display over the weekend, flooding the night sky with moonlight as the red supergiant star Antares glowed nearby.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 June 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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An enormous supercluster made up from over 20 individual galaxy clusters hiding behind our dusty Milky Way is even larger than astronomers had thought, affecting the motion through space of all the galaxies and galaxy clusters in our corner of the cosmos.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Venice features a radical redesign with up to 512 threads per package, specifically optimized for the orchestration layers of AI superclusters.

— Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026

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