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[[File:Requiem destruction.png|thumb|275px|[[Epoloch system|Epoloch]] supernovae after consuming Requiem.]] | |||
A '''Supernova''' (plural: ''supernovae'' or ''supernovas'') is a stellar explosion. They are extremely luminous and cause a burst of [[radiation]] that may briefly outshine an entire [[Milky Way|galaxy]] before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval, a supernova can radiate as much energy as the [[Sol|Sun]] could emit over its life span. The explosion expels much or all of a star's material at a velocity of up to a tenth the speed of light, driving a shock wave into the surrounding interstellar medium. This shock wave sweeps up an expanding shell of gas and dust called a supernova remnant.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Supernova|'''Wikipedia''': ''Supernova'']]</ref> | A '''Supernova''' (plural: ''supernovae'' or ''supernovas'') is a stellar explosion. They are extremely luminous and cause a burst of [[radiation]] that may briefly outshine an entire [[Milky Way|galaxy]] before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval, a supernova can radiate as much energy as the [[Sol|Sun]] could emit over its life span. The explosion expels much or all of a star's material at a velocity of up to a tenth the speed of light, driving a shock wave into the surrounding interstellar medium. This shock wave sweeps up an expanding shell of gas and dust called a supernova remnant.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Supernova|'''Wikipedia''': ''Supernova'']]</ref> | ||
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In the [[Battle of Shield World 0459]] in [[2531]], the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] moved the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}'s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] into the [[Apex Site]] of [[Shield World 0459]] and detonated it close to the internal miniature star. The chain reaction sent the star into supernova state, obliterating the [[Shield world|installation]] and the fleet of [[Unidentified Forerunner dreadnought class|Forerunner dreadnoughts]], preventing the [[Covenant]] from using it and saving [[human]]ity from total defeat and extinction.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw449I95UHY&feature=player_embedded "One Less Sun in The Universe"]''</ref> | In the [[Battle of Shield World 0459]] in [[2531]], the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] moved the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}'s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] into the [[Apex Site]] of [[Shield World 0459]] and detonated it close to the internal miniature star. The chain reaction sent the star into supernova state, obliterating the [[Shield world|installation]] and the fleet of [[Unidentified Forerunner dreadnought class|Forerunner dreadnoughts]], preventing the [[Covenant]] from using it and saving [[human]]ity from total defeat and extinction.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw449I95UHY&feature=player_embedded "One Less Sun in The Universe"]''</ref> | ||
At the close of the [[Requiem campaign]] in [[2558]], the leader of | At the close of the [[Requiem campaign]] in [[2558]], the leader of a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant remnant]], [[Jul 'Mdama]], put the shield world [[Requiem]] on a collision course with the system's sun. When the planet was absorbed by the sun, the star went into a supernova state and exploded, nearly destroying the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} which narrowly escaped the shockwave into slipspace.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 ''Exodus'']]</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | |||
**''[[Terminal/Halo 3]]'' {{First mentioned}} | |||
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||