subdwarf

noun

Definition of subdwarfnext
as in supernova

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  1. supernova
  2. supergiant
  3. quasar
  4. pulsar
  5. variable
  6. neutron star
  7. supercluster
  8. white dwarf
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  • This group has analyzed the most recent and most comprehensive observations of type-Ia supernovas and say the evidence is consistent with a model of the universe that isn’t exploding after all.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Rubin's wide field of view will enable it to produce alerts for transient events like supernovas or asteroids within 120 seconds, generating 20 terabytes of data each night, ultimately creating the largest astronomical movie ever.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of supernova
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  • Because the creatures looked a bit different than other supergiants, some of them were sent to Prof. Peter Ng at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Red supergiant stars such as Betelgeuse and Antares are the astrobiological fertilizers for our galaxy at large.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of supergiant
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  • But other sources, like quasars, supernovae and gamma ray bursts, can fire off particles at extremely high energies.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Measurements of distances to quasars based on radio-interferometric techniques, for instance, are advancing, and there are prospects for using fluctuations in galaxy-surface brightness.
    Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of quasar
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  • Their origins are not fully understood, but they are expected to be produced by some of the most powerful events in the Universe, from collapsing stars and pulsars to the volatile environments around the massive black holes at the centers of galaxies.
    Matt von Hippel, Ars Technica, 25 Nov. 2024
  • This is the concept that gravitational waves passing between us and a pulsar could disrupt the timing of a pulsar’s radio pulses.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of pulsar
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  • Health equity requires a broader approach — one that recognizes and acts on the importance of real life variables like access to nutritious food, stable housing, and transportation.
    Ann Marie P. Mauro, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • As these emergency travelers make short-notice decisions on when to go, where to stay and when to return, hoteliers are juggling more variables than usual.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of variable
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  • For example, the current model of airspace allocation, based on decades-old frameworks, contrasts sharply with the potential for drone corridors that could populate the skies with the density of a neutron star (OK, slight exaggeration).
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Previously, skepticism surrounded the possibility of a radio burst escaping the intense environment of a magnetar, a neutron star with a powerful magnetic field.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of neutron star
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  • For instance, Oracle recently chose AMD’s accelerated computing chips to power its latest supercluster for high-intensity AI workloads, after testing showed that AMD’s GPUs delivered low latency and strong performance at a competitive price.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • For example, Oracle recently chose AMD’s accelerated computing chips to power its latest supercluster for high-intensity AI workloads, after testing showed AMD’s GPUs delivered low latency and strong performance at a competitive price.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of supercluster
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  • The most famous of these are Type Ia supernovas, in which the white dwarf is obliterated in a runaway thermonuclear explosion after stolen stellar material piles up on its surface (though there are rare events called Type Iax supernovas, in which the white dwarf lives on as a wrecked zombie star).
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Situated some 3,000 light-years away from Earth, the Blaze Star is a binary system in which a white dwarf, the core remains of a dying star, accumulates material from its neighboring red giant star.
    Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of white dwarf
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