What happens to the material not involved in the core collapse of a supernova?

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The discussion centers on the fate of material not involved in the core collapse of a supernova, specifically the outer portions of a star and surrounding clouds. It is established that some material may remain gravitationally close to the supernova, potentially collapsing under certain conditions. Examples such as the Crab Nebula (M1) and SN 1987A illustrate the remnants of supernovae, with the Crab Nebula expanding at approximately 4.8 million km/h. Additionally, massive stars may form low-mass black holes post-explosion, with fallback materials expected due to gravitational forces.

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What happens to the material not involved in the core collapse of a supernova? This would be the outer portion of a star or any cloud that surrounds the star. All material to infinity or does some material remain close -- gravitationally close that might collapse if it could. thanks
 
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MarkL said:
Summary:: Supernovas

What happens to the material not involved in the core collapse of a supernova? This would be the outer portion of a star or any cloud that surrounds the star. All material to infinity or does some material remain close -- gravitationally close that might collapse if it could. thanks

Have you looked at supernova remnants on the net ? there's lots of them

Here's a couple of random examples
M1 - Crab Nebula in Taurus
The Crab Nebula is around 10 lightyears across and continues to expand at around 4.8 million km/h

Crab-Nebula-M1.jpg


N1006

SN-1006.jpg
 
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davenn said:
Have you looked at supernova remnants on the net ? there's lots of them

Here's a couple of random examples
M1 - Crab Nebula in Taurus
The Crab Nebula is around 10 lightyears across and continues to expand at around 4.8 million km/h

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N1006

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