Stars

Stars are born in the great clouds of gas and dust that are scattered throughout the galaxies. When their nuclear furnaces light up, they start to shine. Some glow feebly; others balze like great celestial beacons. The bigger and brighter a star is, the shorter is its lifetime, and the more spectacular is its death. Stars like the Sun meet quite a peaceful end, shrinking into a super-dense white dwarf as small as a planet. But more massive stars go out with a bang. They blast themselves apart in a mighty supernova explosion and briefly shine nearly as bright as a galaxy. The Birth of a Star
-How a star is born
The Star Cycle
-The life cycle of a star
Strange Stars
-Different types of stars
Violent Deaths of Stars
-Stars having a violent ending
Star Deaths
-More details to the deaths of stars
The Effects
-The effects stars have on the Universe

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