The Life Of Stars
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Life of a Sun
Sun-red giant-white dwarf-black dwarf
Life of a Huge star
Huge star-red super giant-supernova-neutron star
Giant star
Giant star-red super giant-super nova-black hole
What is a nova
The explosion of a medium star
Supernova
The explosion of a Red supergiant
Black dwarf
Small and cold matter left over from a medium stars death
Black hole
A place of high gravity and very high density that light can’t escape from, that came from a massive stars death
Why do stars appear to shift slightly in the night sky throughout the year?
Earth moves half way around the sun in 6 months. Closer stars move relative to distant stars
How does a nebula become a protostar
Gas gathers in the nebula. Gravity pulls the material together. As the mass increases, heat is generated as pressure increases. Temperature reaches 1 million degrees and fusion starts.