VerbarNova - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition verbarnova

Definition :

A star which suddenly increases in brightness thousands of times then fades back to near its original intensity It may appear as a ldquonewrdquo star if its original brightness was too low for routine observation A star which suddenly increases in brightness to many millions of times its original intensity is a supernova and the postulated mechanisms for the increases of brightness of novae and supernovae are different