As nouns the difference between supernova and pulsar
is that supernova is supernova while pulsar is pulsar.
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
pulsar
Noun
(
en noun)
(star): A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically
Derived terms
* PSR (abbreviation)
See also
* magnetar
* RRAT, rotating radio transient
* SGR, soft gamma repeater