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What's the difference between a Supernova and a Hypernova?

I know that a supernova is an explosion of a high mass star but what exactly is a hypernova?

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago
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    A Hypernova is like a Supernova on steroids, and they are also the cause of long-duration Gamma-ray bursts.

    There are several theories and computer models that try to explain what causes them, and you can read all about them on the Wikipedia article on Hypernova's --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypernova

  • 8 years ago

    A Hypernova is a supernova that concentrates the blast to its poles by its magnetic field. Therefore, less objects will be impacted, but the ones in the line of fire will be completely obliterated for several thousand light-years. Some matter will be expulsed in every direction too, and the radiation expulsed at the poles are gamma rays. These rays are highly dangerous to all known forms of life. A hypernova is a supernova with its explosion basically shot down a barrel. (extremely vulgarized explanation to keep it simple)

    Source(s): You are welcome!
  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    because of the chemical composition of the early universe famous individual would desire to kind with plenty larger a lot than they do now. A hypernova is the collapses of one of those very very huge stars. with the aid of reason a techniques 2 complicated to pass into right here, the capability is beamed very very resembling a mild abode, so we see a plenty brighter advance in brightness than we would if the emission became no longer beamed. placed this all collectively and you get a hypernova.

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