Supernova

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A supernova is a large stellar explosion that can outshine an entire galaxy. Supernovae in Spore appear as bright green flashes in the galaxy, sometimes with spaceships escaping the star system. There are also several nebulae shaped as supernovae in the galaxy. In the GDC 2005 demo, Will Wright stated that in time supergiants (the Blue Giant stars) would eventually go supernova and transform into a Black Hole. However, it has been confirmed that they actually do not. Supernovae in Spore are only decorations like nebulae. They may have been removed because some players would not like ones of their colonies perishing in a supernova.

Occasionally a large explosion may occur near the players starship.

[edit] Blue Giant myth

There is a myth that on a rare occasion in Spore, a blue giant may go supernova, it is unknown if this can happen while a player is in the solar system. Supernovae are just decorations in Spore and only serve as eye candy for the player.