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What is the energy source of a hypernova explosion?

April 26, 2017energy explosion hypernova source

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What is the energy source of a hypernova explosion?

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No one is really sure about the explosion mechanism yet. But most likely the explosion is due to the collapse of a massive star into a black hole. Thus the source is likely due to the release of the star’s binding energy in the form of gravitational potential, rotation, and/or magnetic field.