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Sep 29, 2023 · For centuries thereafter every sudden appearance of a new star in the sky was called a nova. Since we have learned more about the distances to these objects, and therefore their intrinsic ...
- Stephen Luntz
A nova (pl. novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months.
Sep 29, 2024 · Nova, any of a class of exploding stars whose luminosity temporarily increases from several thousand to as much as 100,000 times its normal level. A nova reaches maximum luminosity within hours after its outburst and may shine intensely for several days or occasionally for a few weeks, after which.
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Nova (Astronomy): A nova is an astronomical event characterized by a sudden increase in brightness of a star due to a thermonuclear explosion on a white dwarf's surface in a binary system. Types of Nova: Two primary types are classical novae, which have periodic eruptions, and recurrent novae, which have multiple eruptions over shorter intervals.
Mar 21, 2024 · A nova is a sudden, bright outburst of a star that occurs when a white dwarf star in a binary system accretes material from its companion star. The sudden increase in brightness can make the star appear thousands of times brighter than it was before the outburst.
Oct 20, 2016 · A nova occurs when a dead star steals material from a binary companion, and undergoes a momentary return to the good old days of fusion. A Type Ia supernova is...
13.1: Nova, Novae, and Supernova. The word nova comes from the Latin, for ‘new.’. Novae can brighten as much as 100,000 Suns, 100,000L sun . Material from the Nova fusion event radiates outward from the White Dwarf; we can view this outward radiating material as a planetary nebula.
