Can a neutron star go super nova?

Question

Can a neutron star go super nova?

Answer 1

No Neutron Stars are very dense and also stable so it will never become supernova..

Answer 2

Only a large, normal type star, at least several times more massive than Sol, (the sun) can go supernova, but a supernova can leave behind a neutron star as a remnant.

Answer 3

The answer to this question is not really known. However, there are at least two ways in which a neutron star could theoretically be the source of a supernova or similar event.

A neutron star can collide with another neutron star or with a black hole, these collision are thought to be a cause of hypernovae (large supernovae).

And there's the theory of hypercritical accretion, where a neutron star receives stellar material from a companion star and becomes unstable. It is thought that the subsequent collapse into a black hole can cause a gamma ray burst, which is an even more violent event than a supernova.

Answer 4

no never,,,...it is made after a super nova....and hey listen if the star whose mass is more than 1.6 of our sun's mass then it gets converted in to black hole....otherwise a red giant and a neutron star is it's future....

Answer 5

Although the word 'supernova' usually refers to the violent explosions of blue giant stars, neutron stars can produce spectacular explosions of their own. One cause is if a neutron star collects enough atomic matter on its surface or collides with an object such as a white dwarf, in which case the pressure can cause a runaway fusion reaction resulting in an explosion. Alternatively, if a neutron star collides with another neutron star or a black hole, or collects enough material to become a black hole itself, it would also release a large amount of energy. The collisions of dense objects like neutron stars and black holes are responsible for some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe, including GRBs (gamma ray bursts) that can outshine all the other light sources in the Universe over a period of a few seconds.

Answer 6

theoretically. if a neutron star was part of a binary system it could siphon off matter from the other star, starting a runaway "flash" of fusion, which could cause the star to go nova.

Answer 7

I don't think so! It's just too dense!

Answer 8

White dwarfs can certainly go supernova, but I think neutron stars are at such an extreme state of matter that the only possible alternate state for them would be to become a black hole. This could happen if two neutron stars were to collide or merge.

Answer 9

No, a neutron star is what is left after a star has already *gone* supernova.