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Supernova vs Pulsar - What's the difference?

supernova | pulsar |

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

    pulsar

    English

    (wikipedia 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