Quasar vs Supernova - What's the difference?
quasar | supernova |
As nouns the difference between quasar and supernova is that quasar is while supernova is supernova.
quasar Noun
( en noun)
(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and thought to be the most distant objects in the universe.
Synonyms
* Q
* QSO, quasi-stellar object
* (dated) QSR, quasi-stellar radio-source
* (obsolete) QSS, quasi-stellar source
* (obsolete) BSO, blue stellar object
Derived terms
* microquasar
See also
* AGN, active galactic nucleus
* active galaxy
* pulsar
* RIQ, RLQ, RQQ
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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
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