Thesaurus results for SUPERGIANT

supergiant

noun

Definition of supergiant

as in supernova

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Recent Examples of supergiant For instance, there are more than 30 supergiant fields, each holding 5 billion barrels or more of oil, around the Persian Gulf. — Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026 With it, Venezuela’s transformation to a petroleum supergiant had begun — for better or worse. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 Apep also includes a third star, a massive supergiant. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025 The companion orbits Betelgeuse once every five to six years, sweeping through the red supergiant’s outer atmosphere. — Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for supergiant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for supergiant

Noun

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

Noun

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

Definition of pulsar

Noun

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

Definition of quasar

Noun

To avoid this, sow dwarf crepe myrtles at least 4 to 6 feet apart, space standard-sized trees at least 8 feet from each other, and keep crepe myrtles of any size at least 3 feet away from fencing.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Around the dozens of containers that make Toolik the US’s largest research station in the Arctic, musk ox and caribou graze on dwarf birches and fragrant labrador tea, while Arctic ground squirrels pop out of their burrows to survey the tundra.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of dwarf

Noun

The twinkling point of light to the moon's upper left is the binary star system Alpha Virginis, also known as Spica, which shines as the brightest point in the constellation Virgo.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The study has major implications for studying binary star systems as well.

— Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026