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Nova (plural novae) means "new" in Latin, The prefix "super-" distinguishes supernova from ordinary nova.

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A supernova is a catastrophic explosion of a very massive star.

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A supernova is the sudden explosion/expansion of a MASSIVE star at the end of its' life. Don't worry: our sun is too small to become a supernova!

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