RED SUPERGIANT – A massive star nearing the end of its life cycle, expanding greatly as it fuses heavier elements.
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BLACK HOLE FORMATION – The end point for very massive stars, where the core collapses into a singularity, forming a black hole.
NEUTRON STAR – A compact, dense remnant of a star that has undergone a supernova explosion.
SUPERNOVA – A massive explosion that occurs when a high-mass star ends its life, leading to the formation of a neutron star or black hole.
PLANETARY NEBULA – The glowing shell of ionized gas expelled by a star in the later stages of its life, surrounding a white dwarf.
WHITE DWARF – The remnant of a low- to medium-mass star after it has shed its outer layers and ceased nuclear fusion.
RED GIANT – A star that has exhausted its hydrogen supply and is expanding as it begins fusing heavier elements.
MAIN SEQUENCE STAR – A star that is in the longest phase of its life cycle, fusing hydrogen into helium in its core.
PROTOSTAR – A young star still in the process of forming, before nuclear fusion begins.