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Could this additional energy affect any stars near it -- possibly causing them to nova?
by chiph 7y ago
Could this additional energy affect any stars near it -- possibly causing them to nova?
- philipov 7y agoTo the best of my knowledge, stars go nova because they have finished their fuel, and they can no longer sustain fusion once they begin fusing iron. It seems unlikely that being hit by a shockwave would trigger that. If it stripped away a lot of fuel, it would probably cause the star to go the route of a white dwarf rather than explode, right?
- novaRom 7y agoThis event is massive. We currently track nearby supermassive stars, so there is a chance we can observe a small change of their orbits.