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Stars are made primarily out of nuclear reactions, a nuclear fusion process that uses hydrogen and helium gas as primary fuels, with a scattering of other elements such as carbon and oxygen. Since stars… More »
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This site is intended for students age 14 and up, and for anyone interested in learning about our universe. ... A wondrous event occurs.... nuclear fusion begins and the ball of gas and dust starts to glow. A new star has begun its life in our Universe.
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A star's life cycle is determined by its mass. The larger the mass, the shorter the life cycle. A star's mass is determined by the amount of matter that is available in its nebula, the giant cloud of gas and dust in which it is born.
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Stellar evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This page (as the title says) is all about the life of a star. It will show all the stages that a small star, and a massive star have to go through during their lifetime. ... Small Stars- The Life of a Star of about one Solar Mass.
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In the HR diagram, total brightness (known as "Luminosity" or "Absolute Magnitude") is plotted against the surface temperature of the star. As the star goes through its life cycle, it moves along the HR diagram from one place to another.
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