Orion Glossary
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 9:45 AM
Site: Open Learning
Course: In the night sky: Orion (INS_1)
Glossary: Orion Glossary
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supermassive black holeA term used to describe black holes, implying that they have very much more mass than would be expected from a black hole that originated as the remnant of a single star. |
supernovaA dramatic stellar explosion, produced when a star several times the mass of the Sun has exhausted its nuclear fuel. |