Supernova Classifications

   A Type II supernova has one main part comprised of a single super-massive star ending in a supernova. In a Type II supernova a single Sun nearing the end of its life will become a Red-Supergiant sun with a mass about 8 times that of our sun. The star becomes so massive that in some instances it does not have enough fuel to continue and will collapse in on itself, in other instances it will become so massive the forces of its gravitational pull will become greater than that of the radiation pressure of the star causing it to collapse in on itself. When this collapse happens all of the mass converges into the center core with so much energy it explodes back outwards or it will continue to collapse into a neutron star or black hole.