Nova used in a sentence

Nova in a sentence as a noun

More so, it is about 1/8th too small to go supernova.

Regardless, our star is not a white dwarf, nor does it have a companion and therefore will never produce a nova.

This is an old sci-fi trope, of a civilization that dies because its Sun goes nova, but this isn't a thing that actually happens.

There are very specific circumstances where a nova can occur, and it is typically a recurring thing.

Supernova are typically named "SN [year] [alpha]" where [year] is the year discovered and [alpha] is an alphabetical character in order of discovery.