Chapter 1
How stars end their lives
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Chapter 2
History written in the night sky
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Chapter 3
The cosmic recycling centers
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Chapter 4
The bizarre remnants left behind
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The violent deaths of stars
Ch 4 · The bizarre remnants left behind
artiteacher The bizarre remnants left behind
Deep inside the starlight dust, a tiny teaspoon of that star weighs a billion tons!
Fun Fact
Extreme density: If the Earth were compressed to the density of a neutron star, it would fit inside a football stadium.
Glossary
neutron star (noun)
A highly dense celestial object composed chiefly of closely packed neutrons, formed by the collapse of a massive star. In 1054, Chinese astronomers recorded the stellar explosion that created the dense core inside the Crab Nebula.
A highly dense celestial object composed chiefly of closely packed neutrons, formed by the collapse of a massive star. In 1054, Chinese astronomers recorded the stellar explosion that created the dense core inside the Crab Nebula.
Quiz
Who discovered the first pulsar in 1967, which was initially nicknamed 'LGM-1' for 'Little Green Men'?
Quiz
What is the name of the beautiful, expanding cloud of gas and dust left behind by a supernova?