Month: July 2025

K-TYPE STARS – Cooler stars with temperatures between 3,500–5,000 K, often orange in appearance.

G-TYPE STARS – Stars with temperatures around 5,000–6,000 K, including the Sun.

F-TYPE STARS – Slightly cooler stars with temperatures between 6,000–7,500 K, appearing yellow-white.

A-TYPE STARS – Stars with surface temperatures between 7,500–10,000 K, often white or bluish in color.

B-TYPE STARS – Stars that are slightly cooler than O-type stars, with temperatures between 10,000–30,000 K.

O-TYPE STARS – The hottest stars, with surface temperatures above 30,000 K and blue light.

SPECTRAL CLASSIFICATION – A system for categorizing stars based on their spectral features, primarily temperature and luminosity.

LIFETIME OF STARS – The total duration a star spends in different phases, from protostar to its eventual death as a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole.

STELLAR WINDS – Streams of particles blown away from a star, often accelerating during the later stages of the star’s life cycle.