As nouns the difference between nebula and supernova
is that nebula is (astronomy) a cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (eg a cloud formed after a star explodes) while supernova is supernova.
nebula
Noun
(en-noun)
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
(archaic, medicine) A white spot or slight opacity of the cornea.
(obsolete, medicine) A cloudy appearance in the urine
Derived terms
* dark nebula
* diffuse nebula
* emission nebula
* planetary nebula
* preplanetary nebula
* protoplanetary nebula
* reflection nebula
* solar nebula
* stellar nebula
Related terms
* nebulosity
* nebulous
* nebular
See also
* plerion
* nova remnant
* supernova remnant
* Herbig-Haro object
* Bok globule
* interstellar cloud
* intergalactic cloud
* high velocity cloud
supernova
Noun
(en-noun)
(astronomy) A star which explodes, increasing its brightness to typically a billion times that of our sun, though attenuated by the great distance from our sun. Some leave only debris (Type I); others fade to invisibility as neutron stars (Type II).
Derived terms
* supernova remnant
Related terms
* nova
* dwarf nova
* hypernova
* red nova
* unnova
