Supernovas?

Question

When a star undergoes a supernova explosion, it is very bright for a short time, but it also creates a “supernova remnant”, which is a bright gaseous region that usually appears ring shaped. These remnants dissipate over time, but several nearby supernova remnants are still very bright even though they were created over 1,000 years ago.

Do you expect to find supernova remnants inside of globular clusters? Why or why not?

Do you expect to find supernova remnants inside of open clusters? Why or why not?

Answer 1

As stars are closely packed in globular clusters,I think the remnents will be sucked by stars .

Answer 2

Yes you should. However in globular clusters, the stars are all very old and supernova are common. However, the trouble is most are overshone by the surrounding stars. Remember they can be thousands of light years apart. Open clusters are usually new stars and will take eons to die.