subdwarf

Definition of subdwarfnext

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Noun
  • Some studies have reported finding enough iron-60 in meteorite samples to support the supernova story.
    James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The algorithms can also distinguish between a potential supernova and a possible newfound asteroid, for example.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This quasar existed when the universe was less than 1 billion years old, and its central engine is a supermassive black hole with around 12 billion times the mass of the sun.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 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
Noun
  • However, in 2014, the appearance of this supergiant began to change.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • With it, Venezuela’s transformation to a petroleum supergiant had begun — for better or worse.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As the pulsar spins, these beams sweep across the cosmos like the beams of light from a lighthouse.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • 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.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • According to Ashton, the story of stories results from the interplay between a constant and a variable.
    Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But execution was never the core variable.
    Robert A. Pape, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On even longer timescales, the remnant black holes that were created, whether from stellar explosions, neutron star mergers, a collapsing gas cloud, or having grown into supermassive behemoths, will all evaporate.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Learning about these highly energized neutrinos could lead to discoveries about where in the universe they might have been created, such as black holes and neutron star collisions — the latter of which are the most powerful classes of explosions in the cosmos.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, by using computer simulations, the researchers were able to determine the future of this 3+1 star system, ending up as just two white dwarf stellar remnants.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Finally, its now-inert core contracts down to form a white dwarf, while the prior ejecta get heated up and ionized, creating a planetary nebula.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Subdwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdwarf. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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