How stars are born and die
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 1 · The stellar nurseries
teacher Deep in the dust where the pillars rise, A million baby stars ignite the skies.
Fun Fact
Stellar baby boom: The Milky Way galaxy produces about seven new stars every single year.
Glossary
nebula (noun)
A diffuse cloud of interstellar dust and gas in outer space. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope photographed star birth within the Eagle Nebula's Pillars of Creation.
A diffuse cloud of interstellar dust and gas in outer space. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope photographed star birth within the Eagle Nebula's Pillars of Creation.
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What force is primarily responsible for pulling cosmic dust and gas together to form a protostar?
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What is the name of the famous stellar nursery located 6,500 light-years away containing the 'Pillars of Creation'?
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At what temperature does the core of a protostar typically begin nuclear fusion to become a real star?
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In what year did Swiss astronomer Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux discover the Eagle Nebula?
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What is the primary element that makes up giant molecular clouds where stars are born?