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A nova (pl. novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months.
Novae are initially designated via a "Nova [genitive form of constellation name] [year of discovery]" format, e.g. "Nova Cygni 1974" and "Nova Scorpii 2010". An official permanent name is usually soon assigned by the General Catalog of Variable Stars using the GCVS format for the naming of variable stars. When more than one nova is discovered ...
Nova (Richard Rider) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.The character appeared historically as the star of his own series, and at other times, as a supporting character in team books such as The New Warriors.
Quark-nova – Hypothetical violent explosion resulting from conversion of a neutron star to a quark star; Superluminous supernova – Supernova at least ten times more luminous than a standard supernova; Supernovae in fiction; Timeline of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and supernovae – Chronological list of developments in knowledge and records
Nova (Richard Rider), a Marvel Comics superhero, the original Nova and leader of the Nova Corps; Nova (Sam Alexander), a Marvel Comics Superhero, the teenage member of the Nova Corps; Nova Forrester, in Star Blazers; Nova (Ultra monster) Nova 6, a biochemical weapon in Call of Duty: Black Ops; NOVA, in Kirby Super Star; Nova, a Magic Knight ...
Bossa nova (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔsɐ ˈnɔvɐ] ⓘ) is a relaxed style of samba [nb 1] developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2] It is mainly characterized by a calm syncopated rhythm with chords and fingerstyle mimicking the beat of a samba groove, as if it was a simplification and stylization on the guitar of the rhythm produced by a samba school band.
Novas or NOVAS may also refer to: Novas (surname) Naval Observatory Vector Astrometry Subroutines, an astronomy software library; Novas Software, a defunct American ...
Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region radiates westward and southward from Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, and has a population of 3,257,133 people as of 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, representing over a third of the state's total population.