Life Cycle of a Star

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Average life cycle

  1. Stellar nebula

  2. protostar

  3. average star

  4. red giant

  5. planetary nebula

  6. white dwarf

  7. black dwarf

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massive life cycle

  1. stellar nebula

  2. protostar

  3. massive star

  4. red super giant

  5. super nova

  6. black hole

  7. neutron star

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main sequence stars/ He fusion

average star & massive star

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super nova

creates all elements larger than #26

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red giant

fuse up to #6 carbon

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red supergiant

fuse up to #26 iron

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Stellar nebula

first step in both massive and average stars life cycle

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protostar

second step in both massive and average stars life cycle

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neutron star

less massive

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black hole

more massive

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how do stars grow

fusing small atoms as a form of energy