stellar explosion
Cosmic detonation event
A stellar explosion is a violent eruption of energy from a star, releasing enormous amounts of light, radiation, and matter into space.
Supernovae are the most dramatic type—the catastrophic death of massive stars—while novas are smaller explosions on a star's surface.
Astronomers detected a stellar explosion in a distant galaxy.
- supernovaExploding massive star
- novaTemporary stellar brightening event
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- gamma ray burstIntense extragalactic electromagnetic flash
radiance · luminous · collapse · nebula · shockwave · brilliant · cataclysm · remnant · neutron · pulsar · blaze · hydrogen · fusion · heavy elements · death · birth · big bang · celestial
- celestial eventssolar eclipse, lunar eclipse, meteor shower, eclipse, supernova
- Supernovaesupernova, core collapse, supernova remnant, Crab Nebula, hypernova
- space objectsgalaxy, nebula, planet, quasar, asteroid
- Novaenova, supernova, hypernova, kilonova