amazeing stuff

.. which I don't quite understand .. say a star goes supernova nearby to another system ..and angular dispersion of the energy
release and the distance .. is such that not to much happens to that
nearby system .. this seems very differant ..so the energy release moves
perpendicular to its source ???.. in a contained "so to speak " beam ?
life wouldn't be a long term option if your world got swept over by
this yeah ??