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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
New Latin, feminine of [[Latin]] ''novus'' new | New Latin, feminine of [[Latin]] ''novus'' new | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927 1927] |
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
*1: a [[star]] that suddenly increases its [[light]] output tremendously and then fades away to its former [[obscurity]] in a few months or years | *1: a [[star]] that suddenly increases its [[light]] output tremendously and then fades away to its former [[obscurity]] in a few months or years | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A '''nova''' (plural novae) is a cataclysmic [ | + | A '''nova''' (plural novae) is a cataclysmic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_explosion nuclear explosion] in a star caused by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accretion_(astrophysics) accretion] of hydrogen on to the [[surface]] of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dwarf white dwarf] star, which ignites and starts nuclear fusion in a runaway manner. Novae are not to be [[confused]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova supernovae] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminous_red_nova luminous red novae].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova] |
[[Category: Astronomy]] | [[Category: Astronomy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:27, 13 December 2020
Origin
New Latin, feminine of Latin novus new
Definition
- 1: a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
Description
A nova (plural novae) is a cataclysmic nuclear explosion in a star caused by the accretion of hydrogen on to the surface of a white dwarf star, which ignites and starts nuclear fusion in a runaway manner. Novae are not to be confused with supernovae or luminous red novae.[1]
