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Pair-instability supernova

space Maturity 11-13

Some stars are very big.

Sn2006gy collapse ill.jpg
Sn2006gy collapse ill.jpg
They can blow up in a huge flash. This happens when the star gets too heavy. It falls in on itself. Then it pops! The star is gone. Have you seen a bright star?

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File:Sn2006gy collapse ill.jpg
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File:Comparative hypernova light curves.png
Comparative hypernova light curves.png
File:Remnants of single massive stars.svg
Remnants of single massive stars.svg
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