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It would depend on how big the nearby star was, and how far away it was. There are no really large stars that are nearby, nor are there any stars that are particularly close to us. The closest stars are in the Alpha Centauri group, 4+ LY away.
If a medium size star about 50 LY away were to go nova, it would be like another Venus or Jupiter in the night sky; impressive, but not dangerous. If a large star within 15 LY or so were to go supernova (and there are no stars so close that COULD become supernova), it would be like a second Sun; the radiation would be dangerous for a while, but would fade within a few months or so.
This isn't something that we need to worry much about.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoProbably not much; it would depend on which star, and the orientation of the axis of rotation of the star is. There are no stars particularly new the Sun that could go supernova.
Probably the most likely "near" star to supernova is Betelgeuse, the red supergiant at the shoulder of the constellation Orion. Betelgeuse is abut 640 light years away, which is an ideal distance for a supernova. When (not if!) Betelgeuse explodes, it will probably be brighter than the full Moon!
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∙ 14y agoProbably not. It requires a more massive star for a supernova. Of course, there is the possibility that our Sun somehow acquires a lot more mass, but this seems rather unlikely.
Probably not. It requires a more massive star for a supernova. Of course, there is the possibility that our Sun somehow acquires a lot more mass, but this seems rather unlikely.
Probably not. It requires a more massive star for a supernova. Of course, there is the possibility that our Sun somehow acquires a lot more mass, but this seems rather unlikely.
Probably not. It requires a more massive star for a supernova. Of course, there is the possibility that our Sun somehow acquires a lot more mass, but this seems rather unlikely.
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∙ 14y agoProbably not. It requires a more massive star for a supernova. Of course, there is the possibility that our Sun somehow acquires a lot more mass, but this seems rather unlikely.
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