Stellar evolution and observing the Universe
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Mass controls a star's life story

Mass controls a star's life story

Flow chart of stellar evolution from nebula to main sequence, then splitting into a Sun-like path of red giant to white dwarf and a massive-star path of red supergiant to supernova, neutron star or black hole

A star is a huge sphere of hot gas that releases energy because nuclear fusion happens in its core. Stars are born, spend a long time in a stable stage, and then change when their fuel supply changes.

Stellar evolution and observing the Universe Lesson

  1. GCSE
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