Supernova, Definition, Types, & Facts

Supernova, any of a class of violently exploding stars whose luminosity after eruption suddenly increases many millions of times its normal level. When a star ‘goes supernova,’ considerable amounts of matter may be blasted into space with such a burst of energy as to enable the star to outshine its entire home galaxy.

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