What is a Hypernova?
A hypernova is a theoretical type of supernovae – produced when an exceptionally large star collapses at the end of its life. When the core of a super-massive star collapses into a black hole, jets of plasma are ejected from its rotational poles at close to light speed. The intense gamma rays produced and directional nature of these jets makes them very good theoretical candidates for what are currently being observed as gamma ray bursts.
A hypernova is the most destructive force in this universe. The power is almost incomprehensible and they seem to produce so much energy, that they defy the laws of physics. When one sets off, it is brighter than anything else you can see in the sky. One hypernova releases millions of times more light than the all of the billions of stars in our galaxy put together. WHAT CAUSES HYPERNOVAE? Hypernovae are, like supernovae, formed from dying stars. In Supernovae, a star grows rapidly, into a huge star called a red giant, but runs out of fuel. This means it suddenly collapses into a dense core, but then explodes outwards releasing a tremendous amount of energy. This blasts off the outer parts, leaving only a neutron star. This does not happen with most stars; only very heavy stars have sufficient energy for this. A supernova is immensely powerful, but nothing compared to a hypernova. Hypernova are only formed by incredibly heavy and fast burning stars. A normal star may live for 10 billio
A hypernova is the most destructive force in this universe. The power is almost incomprehensible and they seem to produce so much energy they defy the laws of physics. When one sets off it is the brighter than everything else you can see in the sky. One hypernova releases millions of times more light than the all of the billions of stars in our galaxy put together. What causes hypernovae? Hypernovae are, like supernovae, formed from dying stars. In supernovae, a star grows rapidly, into a huge star called a red giant, but runs out of fuel. This means it suddenly collapses into a dense core, but then explodes outwards releasing a tremendous amount of energy. This blasts of the outer parts, leaving a neutron star. This doe not happen with most stars; only very heavy stars have sufficient energy for this. A supernova awesomely powerful, but nothing compared to a hypernova. Hypernova are only formed by incredibly heavy and fast burning stars. A normal star may live for 10 billion years, bu
A hypernova is a special type of supernova created when a star at least 40 times more massive than our sun expends its nuclear fuel and collapses directly into a black hole, ejecting twin plasma jets at almost the speed of light. A hypernova is the most energetic event in the universe, with sun-sized chunks of matter being converted almost instantly into electromagnetic radiation. If a hypernova exploded in our vicinity of the galactic neighborhood, it could cut the density of the ozone layer in half, presenting a grave threat to all forms of life. Thankfully, the nearest star even theoretically capable of undergoing hypernova is over 7,500 light years distant. Still, a hypernova may be considered an existential risk to humanity, albeit a relatively low-probability one. A conventional supernova is very energetic, capable of outshining its host galaxy for weeks or months on end. A hypernova is even more powerful, but significantly more rare – in our galaxy, hypernova only occurs about f
