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Its not big enough. You have to have a certain amount of mass to end as a supernova.

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The Sun is not massive enough to undergo a supernova explosion. A supernova occurs when a massive star runs out of fuel, collapses under its own gravity, and then explodes. The Sun is not massive enough to go through this process and will instead eventually evolve into a red giant and then into a white dwarf.

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A sun can only go supernova if it has 1.4 or greater the mass of the Sun. An Indian astrophysicist named Chandrasekhar figured this out and its called the Chandrasekhar limit in his honor.

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Why don't you need to worry about your sun becomming a supernova?

Our sun does not have enough mass to undergo a supernova event. The sun is classified as a small to medium-sized star, and it will eventually evolve into a red giant and then a white dwarf over billions of years, but it is not massive enough to explode in a supernova.


What is the most likely fate of star with a mass 8 times that of the sun?

The star will likely end its life in a supernova explosion, leaving behind a dense stellar remnant such as a neutron star or black hole.


How long does a supernova explode?

The initial explosion is over in seconds


Will every planet in the solar system explode when the Sun does?

Our Sun isn't calculated to have enough mass to explode as a supernova, but in a little over five billion years it will swell up in size as a red giant and consume the inner planets, possibly large enough to include Earth.


what causes a star to explode as a supernova?

Either somebody shoots at the star. Or kills the star turning it into a supernova.

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When willthe sun explode?

Never. The sun is not massive enough to go supernova. It will die gradually in 5to 7 billion years.


When will the sun be supernova?

Never. A star must be about 10 times the mass of the sun or more to go supernova.


What would happen if the sun went supernova?

we would explode and if there were survivors they would freeze to death


Is a solar flare when the sun explodes?

No, the Sun gives off radiation that can travel in space. The Sun will only explode when it goes through the stage of supernova.


When the sun is go explode?

never in our time


What are the chances that the sun will turn into a blackhole?

Absolutely zero. Our Sun does not have enough mass to explode as a supernova and it is those details that are required to make a black hole.


Why don't you need to worry about your sun becomming a supernova?

Our sun does not have enough mass to undergo a supernova event. The sun is classified as a small to medium-sized star, and it will eventually evolve into a red giant and then a white dwarf over billions of years, but it is not massive enough to explode in a supernova.


What type of star sometimes explode?

Supernova.


What will be the effect if the sun suddenly explode?

If the Sun were to explode billions of years from now, it would wipe out the entire Solar System, planets and all. The Sun may never explode, however, due to its size.


Do all-stars exploded?

Percentage wise. Most stars do not explode. Only about 1 in 3 million will explode as a supernova. The rest, like our Sun will just die quietly and become white dwarfs.


After a billion year the sun will explode?

No, and the Sun will never explode because: it isn't big enough. It will turn into a red giant , then a white dwarf and then the black dwarf


What will the sun do as it dies?

Our sun does not have enough mass to transform it into a black hole or to explode as a supernova as it dies. Instead, when it runs out of hydrogen to convert into helium, it will expand as a red giant beyond the orbit of the earth.