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A supernova is the catastrophic death of a star, characterized by a massive output of energy.

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What happens if all the stars supernova?

we all die


Is it a huge explosion of a small explosion when a supernova happens?

It is yes


What happens to a burnt out star?

If it's a big enough explosion it will become a supernova


What happens in a year to a supernova?

It's gamma rays will have traveled one light year.


What happens after a nebula contracts and it temperature increases to 10 million k?

A supernova occurs.


What happens after a nebula contract and its temperature increases 10 million k?

A supernova occurs.


What factor determines what happens to the star after a supernova?

Mass decides a stars ultimate fate.


What happens when the sun die?

big explosion :O the sun is too small a star for a supernova.


What Materials in the core of a supernova?

A supernova happens when most of the core of the collapsing star has become neutrons, held up against gravity by neutron degeneracy pressure. At this point a shockwave reflects from the neutron star surface, driving the supernova explosion.So the answer to your question is neutrons.


Where is nitrogen and iron formed in the big bang?

The heavy elements are formed when a supernova explodes. That happens quite frequently, when a star suddenly increases in brightness by a huge amount for a few months. If a supernova is close to us it can be seen as a new star, and that happens about twice in 1000 years.


What happens if all the stars in the universe supernova?

Bad things. If all the starts went supernova at the exact same time, we'd still only be affected by our own sun's supernova. The others starts are so far away that we wouldn't notice for years. Assuming that the sun somehow skipped the other stages of death and suddenly went supernova regardless of its mass, we'd be doomed about 8 minutes after it happens. On the scale of the universe though, there'd be complete chaos. Planets flying everywhere, no more energy for known life to exist, etc. Keep in mind that only the largest of starts can potentially go supernova, though. If only the starts big and bright enough to supernova went supernova, things would be bad but very different.


If a white dwarf steals another stars hydrogen what happens?

It becomes a Type Ia supernova [See Link]