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When you think of a star think of something like the sun, while a supernova is the explosion of a star, while its at the ending of its life span. Star: "A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma that is held together by its own gravity." Supernova: "A supernova (plural: supernovae) is a stellar explosion." Stellar: "Stellar is an adjective referring to one or more stars." Quotes are from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova
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TaigaA Shooting star is the name given to the path that you see that is caused by a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere of the earth and becomes a meteor.
On the other hand, Supernova is a massive explosion that occurs when a star dies, essentially the death of star and is extremely luminous. It's caused by the burst of radiation that outshines a particular galaxy and then eventually fades out during the course of weeks or months.
A supernova is the explosive death of a star, which unleashes a burst of light through the cosmos - whereas it is theorized that a Black Hole is a star which has collapsed to the point where its own gravity creates matter so dense that all remaining matter from that star is crushed to a point called 'a singularity' (smaller than a single atom).
The only real difference between supernovae and hypernovae is size. For a stellar explosion to be classified as a hypernova, it must be significantly more energetic than a supernova. Additionally, it's thought that the longer lasting gamma rays traveling through the universe originated from hypernova explosions.
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What kind of spatial explosion is the advanced form of a supernova?
Hypernova
What is bigger than a supernova?
A hypernova is a more powerful and larger explosion than a supernova. It occurs when a massive star collapses and releases an immense amount of energy, much greater than that of a supernova. Hypernovae are one of the most energetic events in the universe.
Is a supernova hot or cold?
It is said that a hypernova can release around 100 times more energy than a supernova. Supernova's will reach temperatures of 100 billion degrees centigrade, and will release more energy in 15 seconds than our sun does in it's entire lifetime!
How big can hypernova get?
There is no such thing as a "hypernova". Making up words does not make something real.
What can form after the supernova of a red giant?
After the supernova of a red giant, remnants such as a neutron star or a black hole can form, depending on the mass of the original star. If the star was especially massive, it may also result in a supermassive black hole or a hypernova explosion.
