supernova

English Thesaurus

1. a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process (noun.object)

hypernym	:	star,
definition	:	(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior (noun.object)

instance hyponym	:	crab nebula,
definition	:	a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD (noun.object)