Supernovae are considered to be the deadliest and the biggest bombs. Today I will go into detail about how they are made, the different ways it can happen, what is left, and how dangerous they can ever be. Drop a comment if you liked it/ did not like it.
Supernovae are the biggest bombs in the universe. There are two ways of making a supernova. One happens when a giant massive star, finishes fusing hydrogen into helium, and moves on to fusing helium into other components. When it is down to iron, it can’t fuse anymore, so the core collapses in on itself and explodes outward and creates a supernova. This is known as type II supernova.
If the star was really massive enough, say about 3 times the mass of our sun, it would create a black hole. These stars can swell into red super-giants about a million years before it died. This star always creates a supernova. These supernovae can destroy a lot. Otherwise, it would create a neutron star. I have explained more about this in my neutron star article.
Another way of creating a supernova is when a white dwarf exceeds the limit of 1.44 solar masses. Then, the subatomic particles are not strong enough to hold the white dwarf, so it collapses. This is known as a type I supernova. When this type of explosion occurs, the star is completely annihilated. So, in some cases, it has to die either once or twice to create a supernova. These supernovae can totally level an entire solar system, and even radiate gamma rays.
If you compare our sun’s radiation on full blast to a supernova, it would be like comparing a spark to a hydrogen bomb. This just shows us the power of these blasts.
Sources used-
· NMSU Astronomy
· Wikipedia
· The School’s Observatory
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