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Long ago, before supernovas were known about, or high precision telescopes existed, early astronomers would look up into the sky and plot the position of the stars.
When a supernova explodes, it emits a powerful burst of radiation that can outshine a whole galaxy. When the light from this burst reaches the Earth, it would suddenly appear in the night sky "as if by magic".
Astronomers would class this as a "new" star but were then bemused, as over several weeks it would slowly fade away to nothing.
The astronomer Tycho Brahe observed the supernova SN 1572 in the constellation Cassiopeia, and described it in his book de Stella nova (Latin for "concerning the new star"), giving rise to the name nova.
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What is the name of an explodeing star?
It's Called A Supernova
What are exploding stars?
Dangerous. Novas, or supernovas. Tycho Brahe coined the phrase "nova stellarum" when a "new star" appeared in the night sky. We now know that he was observing a supernova, the death throes of a very massive star.
What is the final explosion of a dying supergiant star called?
A supernova, or in the case of a smaller star, a nova.
What is a star that grows old called?
supernova
How you called the star which burst in space?
Supernova
The explosive death of a star?
The explosive death of a star is called a supernova.
The explosion of a very massive star is called what?
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When a very large star explodes it is called a?
supernova
What is the name for a exploding star?
That's called a supernova.
What is a region in space which is left behind after a major star dies?
A region left behind after a major star dies is called a supernova remnant. Supernova remnants are expanding shells of gas and dust that result from the explosive death of a massive star in a supernova event. They play a crucial role in enriching the interstellar medium with heavy elements and triggering new star formation.
What is the explosion of a dying giant or supergiant star?
There are several different kinds. An explosion ON a star is usually called a "nova" (from the Latin for "new", because this results in the star brightening significantly, thus appearing to be a "new star"). The star itself usually survives, and the cycle will probably repeat several times. The explosion OF a very large star is called a "supernova", and again there are different kinds. Stars generally either do not survive this, or survive only in very changed form (as a neutron star or black hole).
What is the exploding star the most elements came from called?
supernova
