By Clay

Stars can differ in temperature, illumination, and size. Stars will burn out and die. When they do, their size of their mass decides what they become. Some things they can become are white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes. White dwarfs' surfaces are very bright, throwing out white light. It too might burn out and stop shining.

A star may also become a neutron star. A neutron star is called a neutron star because Its protons and electrons inside of it squeeze together to form neutrons. Their diameter is about 12.5 miles. Because they are so small, they may rotate very fast.

A large star naturally has a large amount of weight. When it runs out of fuel, it can no longer support that weight. Hydrogen layers create pressure. That pressure pushes down on the star so much that it becomes the size of an atom. That's how a black hole is formed. Say you squish something so much that it becomes much smaller. That would make its gravity much stronger. An atom's gravity would be extremely strong! That's how a black hole works.

There you have it. That's just a little bit out of all the stuff we still have to learn about stars. Now click here to return to the first Stars page.