Chapter 1
The stellar nurseries
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Chapter 2
The long adult life of stars
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Chapter 3
The dramatic deaths of small stars
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Chapter 4
Supernovas and cosmic leftovers
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YOUR GOAL
Master of How stars are born and die
Ch 3 · The dramatic deaths of small stars
artiteacher Death of small stars
Shedding cosmic rings, / Glowing nebula sings, / White dwarf reigns.
Fun Fact
Heavy white dwarfs: One teaspoon of matter from a white dwarf star would weigh about 15 tons on Earth.
Glossary
white dwarf (noun)
A small, extremely dense stellar remnant that has exhausted its nuclear fuel. In 1930, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar calculated the maximum mass limit for these fading stellar cores.
A small, extremely dense stellar remnant that has exhausted its nuclear fuel. In 1930, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar calculated the maximum mass limit for these fading stellar cores.
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What Earth-sized, dense stellar remnant is left behind at the center of a planetary nebula?
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What will our Sun become immediately after it runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core?
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Which planets are expected to be swallowed when our Sun expands into a red giant?
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In what year was the famous Ring Nebula, an example of a planetary nebula, first discovered?