What Actually Happens During a Hypernova

Hey guys! We’re now live on Spotify 🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/10Hdv6g1rbcEl5zWwgwjlC?si=XqKzZ5cGRE2yc0POyVSi0w What actually happens when the most massive stars in the universe die? Not in an ordinary supernova, but in something far more extreme. A hypernova. In this deep exploration, we follow the complete physical process step by step: from the extraordinary life of a star forty times more massive than our sun, through the catastrophic collapse of its iron core, to the moment gravity overwhelms every known force in physics and a black hole is born. This is the most violent event in the modern universe. And by the end, you'll understand exactly how it works. Sources: Woosley, S.E. (1993). "Gamma-Ray Bursts from Stellar Mass Accretion Disks around Black Holes." The Astrophysical Journal, 405, 273–277. https://doi.org/10.1086/172359 Hjorth, J. et al. (2003). "A very energetic supernova associated with the γ-ray burst of 29 March 2003." Nature, 423, 847–850. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01750 Blandford, R.D. & Znajek, R.L. (1977). "Electromagnetic extraction of energy from Kerr black holes." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 179, 433–456. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/179.3.433 MacFadyen, A.I. & Woosley, S.E. (1999). "Collapsars: Gamma-Ray Bursts and Explosions in 'Failed Supernovae.'" The Astrophysical Journal, 524(1), 262–289. https://doi.org/10.1086/307790 Galama, T.J. et al. (1998). "An unusual supernova in the error box of the γ-ray burst of 25 April 1998." Nature, 395, 670–672. https://doi.org/10.1038/27150 #hypernova #blackhole #gammarayburst #supernova #astrophysics #spacedocumentary #cosmology