Hypernova stage. Cutaway artwork showing one of the stages in the explosion of a massive star,known as a hypernova. A hypernova is a long-lived supernova,also known as a pair-instability supernova. In this stage,the collapse has started and the compressed core has reached extremely high temperatures,initiating a runaway thermonuclear reaction,producing heavy metals like nickel and iron. The runaway reaction blasts the entire star (arrows) into the surrounding space,unlike ordinary supernovas that leave a neutron star or black hole. This artwork and sequence (C002/3781 to C002/3785) are based on supernova SN2006GY | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Medi-mation |
Bildgröße: | 4205 px × 4205 px |
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Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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