what would happen to the nearby stars
2007-05-25 09:24:45 · 2 answers · asked by ·will¹ªm ºn vacation! 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A star's supernova has little effect on any stars other than its own orbital companions. If a star with a companion goes supernova, it can significantly disrupt the companion and even blast away an appreciable part of its substance. It also enriches the surrounding interstellar medium with heavier atoms, so any future stars that form in that region of space will have higher metallicity. But other stars (apart from its companions), even those closest to it, will be far enough away that the star itself feels no significant effects from the supernova. It has been speculated, though, that a supernova could effect life on planets in star systems near the supernova, due to the radiation given off.
2007-05-25 09:28:16 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only a star can become a supernova, not a constellation. And I have never heard of any effect on nearby stars being observed or ever theorized as the result of any supernova.
2007-05-25 16:28:51 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋