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When you think of a star think of something like the sun, while a supernova is the explosion of a star, while its at the ending of its life span. Star: "A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma that is held together by its own gravity." Supernova: "A supernova (plural: supernovae) is a stellar explosion." Stellar: "Stellar is an adjective referring to one or more stars." Quotes are from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova
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∙ 13y agoA Shooting star is the name given to the path that you see that is caused by a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere of the earth and becomes a meteor.
On the other hand, Supernova is a massive explosion that occurs when a star dies, essentially the death of star and is extremely luminous. It's caused by the burst of radiation that outshines a particular galaxy and then eventually fades out during the course of weeks or months.
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∙ 12y agoA supernova is the explosive death of a star, which unleashes a burst of light through the cosmos - whereas it is theorized that a Black Hole is a star which has collapsed to the point where its own gravity creates matter so dense that all remaining matter from that star is crushed to a point called 'a singularity' (smaller than a single atom).
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∙ 11y agoThe only real difference between supernovae and hypernovae is size. For a stellar explosion to be classified as a hypernova, it must be significantly more energetic than a supernova. Additionally, it's thought that the longer lasting gamma rays traveling through the universe originated from hypernova explosions.
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∙ 11y agoA supernova is an event where a star explodes. A black hole is what is left of specific types of stars after the nova.
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What kind of spatial explosion is the advanced form of a supernova?
Hypernova
What is bigger than a supernova?
A hypernova [See related question]
Is a supernova hot or cold?
It is said that a hypernova can release around 100 times more energy than a supernova. Supernova's will reach temperatures of 100 billion degrees centigrade, and will release more energy in 15 seconds than our sun does in it's entire lifetime!
How big can hypernova get?
There is no such thing as a "hypernova". Making up words does not make something real.
Is a hypernova more dangerous than a black hole?
It's hard to compare. Probably the hypernova. According to the Wikipedia article on supernovae, a supernova can influence Earth's biosphere even at a distance of 3000 light-years. And a hypernova is supposed to be a some sort of "super-supernova". On the other hand, while most black holes are fairly harmless if they are just a few light-years away, a quasar emits typically has a brightness of over 10 million million times that of the Sun; that means that at a distance of about 50 light-years, it would look about as bright as the Sun does to us. I would guess that at a distance of 3000 light-years a quasar would be fairly harmless, unless you happen to be right in the main particle beam.
What kind of spatial explosion is the advanced form of a supernova?
Hypernova
What is an ultra mega supernova?
It's called a hypernova [See related]
What is bigger than a supernova?
A hypernova [See related question]
What is the temperature of hypernova?
It is said that a hypernova can release around 100 times more energy than a supernova. Supernova's will reach temperatures of 100 billion degrees centigrade, and will release more energy in 15 seconds than our sun does in it's entire lifetime!
What is the hottest natural thing?
Answer: the hottest natural things the KALDERO Answer: I believe that would be a hypernova - a special kind of supernova.
What do red giants become after they run out of fuel?
They explode as a supernova/hypernova to form a planetary nebula/black hole.
Is there a difference between 2012 and 2012 supernova?
2012 is an origanal movie but 2012 supernova is fake
What is more dangerous than a supernova?
A Hypernova - especially if you are next to it. A black whole is dangerous, but only within the event horizon
What is a hypernova?
A Hypernova (type 1c Supernova) refers to an immensely large star that explodes at the end of its lifespan.It relates to the supernova of the most massive stars, the hypergiants which have masses of between 100 and 300 solar masses.They are rare, and have the potential to destroy any life within it's radiation output. Luckily, no hypergiant is close enough to Earth to cause us any problems.See related link for more information.
What is it that kills stars?
iron kills stars in space, first it produces it when its dying, moments later it will make a supernova or hypernova creating a nebula.
Does a meganova exist?
No, at least, it is not a common astronomical term. A supernova is a gigantic star explosion; the most energetic once have recently been called hypernova.
When will Mu Cephei die?
Mu Cephei, for all you uneducated people, is the 3rd largest star in the the universe, or that we know of. It is nearing death right now as you read this. it probably has only a few more 1000 years to live. Mu Cephei is a super giant star, so it is to big to explode into a supernova. It will probably explode into a hypernova, which is bigger than a supernova, or possibly into a meganova, which is bigger than a hypernova.
