" Super Nova " & our sun . Could happen to our sun or not ?

Question

Some people say yes , some say no .
But why yes , and why no ?

Answer 1

Our sun is unlikely to supernova....it has nowhere near the mass needed (about 10 to 70 solar masses, enough to fuse elements to iron). These larger stars tend to have unstable cores (due to attempting to fuse elements heavier than carbon). Our sun will be only able to fuse up to the element carbon...in the process it will transition into a red giant (with a diameter as far as the current orbit of Mars). Eventually it will fade into a white dwarf, and if enough time passes, a black dwarf.

Answer 2

Could not happen. Our sun is not massive enough. We know the fate of stars by their masses. Our sun will begin the process of dying by becoming first a red giant (when all hydrogen is consumed and it starts fusing helium), increasing in size to touch the earth and vaporize it then it will start contracting till it becomes a very very dense white dwarf then cools down and becomes a totally dead brown dwarf. The process of star formation and earth is well studied and documented.

Answer 3

This question really belongs in Astronomy, but here goes. Our sun isn't likely to supernova because it doesn't contain enough mass to allow it to happen. A more likely scenerio is that our sun will just fizzle out when it runs out of fuel (hydrogen).

Answer 4

No, the sun is too small to ever go supernova. There just isn't enough mass in our sun to cause it to explode and collapse to form a neutron star or black hole.

Answer 5

No, our sun does not have enough mass to ever go supernova. It is below what is called the Chandrasekar limit.

Answer 6

Yes it might in 4 million years so.

Answer 7

all suns supernova. fortunately ours is still young enuff that it won't happen for a few billion years. see ya there.