Thesaurus results for SUPERCLUSTER

supercluster

noun

Definition of supercluster

as in quasar

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Recent Examples of supercluster 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 The project timeline The supercomputer’s construction was kicked off after xAI acquired a 1M sq ft warehouse in Memphis, along with adjacent land, forming the physical footprint for the next phase of the supercluster. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026 The companies aim to power Meta's Prometheus supercluster computing system. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026 In the early 2010s, Courtois was part of the team that discovered and described the Laniakea supercluster of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs. — Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supercluster

Recent Examples of Synonyms for supercluster

Noun

These events are called quasars, but when the jets are directed straight down our line of sight, the quasar is classified as a blazar.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of quasar

Noun

These typically come from our Sun and, in at least one case, from a supernova.

— Yjan Gordon, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Further observations using an international array of observatories and telescopes later confirmed a supernova had indeed prompted a GRB.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of supernova

Noun

This revealed that the white dwarf in this binary system is the youngest white dwarf ever seen to be partnered with a millisecond pulsar.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 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

Definition of pulsar

Noun

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

Noun

The gravity on the surface can be several billion times Earth’s, and a typical neutron star’s magnetic field is billions of times stronger than Earth’s as well.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
The team behind that research determined that GRB 111209A is powered by a magnetar, a neutron star with a particular powerful magnetic field.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of neutron star

Noun

This overfeeding triggers a runaway nuclear explosion that usually destroys the white dwarf.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Next, Hollands is planning to keep analyzing more white dwarf star spectra, with advances in scientific techniques meaning that researchers will be able to look at a new tranche of stars that are even farther away from Earth.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026