For a supernova to directly destroy Earth, it would need to be less than 10 light years away. However, even if a supernova were to occur farther away, its effects on Earth's atmosphere and climate could still be substantial.
The closest supernova, or more correctly supernova remnant, is the Vela supernova remnant [See Link] in the constellation Vela. The "guest" star exploded about 11 - 12,000 years ago and is located around 800 light years from Earth.
The Crab Nebula is about 6,500 light-years away from Earth. Since one light-year is the distance light travels in one year, it took 6,500 years for the light from the Crab Nebula's explosion in 1054 to reach Earth.
The crab nebula is estimated to be about 6,300 light year away.
No. Some time in the next million years Betelgeuse will explode as a supernova, but it is too far away from us to damage the earth. All we will see is Betelgeuse getting a lot brighter in the night sky.
The speed of light is about 300,000 kilometers per second (186,000 miles per second). So by the time you even got past typing the first letter of this question, you, the Earth and everything else you know would be obliterated. It would have taken approximately one-sixth of a second for the light from the supernova to reach Earth.
6,300 years
About 50 to 100 light-years as the closest safe distance between Earth and a supernova. But, if a supernova to go off within about 30 light-years of us, that would lead to major effects on the Earth, possibly mass extinctions.
The light of the explosion wouldn't arrive at the Earth for 500 years.
The Vela Supernova is the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred in the Vela constellation about 11,000 to 12,300 years ago. It is located about 800 light-years away from Earth and is one of the closest known supernova remnants to us.
The closest supernova, or more correctly supernova remnant, is the Vela supernova remnant [See Link] in the constellation Vela. The "guest" star exploded about 11 - 12,000 years ago and is located around 800 light years from Earth.
The Crab Nebula is about 6,500 light-years away from Earth. Since one light-year is the distance light travels in one year, it took 6,500 years for the light from the Crab Nebula's explosion in 1054 to reach Earth.
The crab nebula is estimated to be about 6,300 light year away.
No, The initial blast of a supernova is only about 10 lightyears at their largest, and there are only a handful of stars within that distance to us. Though even if a star 500 ly away did go super nova, there would be one awesome bright light in the sky (that would last for years).
It's not the same as a supernova--the Crab Nebula is the visible remnant of a supernova event which occurred about 7,500 years ago. The light from the supernova explosion reached the earth and was observed by Chinese and Arab astronomers about 1,000 years ago. The Crab Nebula was the first object to be identified with a supernova which was actually observed during recorded history.
No. Some time in the next million years Betelgeuse will explode as a supernova, but it is too far away from us to damage the earth. All we will see is Betelgeuse getting a lot brighter in the night sky.
The Cygnus Loop is a giant remnant of a supernova, a star that exploded thousands of years ago and itæis 45 times the size of Earth's full moon. It is also 1500 light years from Earth.
Currently the expanding cloud from the supernova remnant is about 10 light years across.