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Stars of the main sequence with masses about 9 times as large as our Sun will normally form supernovas, the cataclysmic explosion of the star.
When they near the end of their hydrogen-to-helium fusion cycle, the heat and pressure inside the star can begin further fusion reactions in various layers (helium-to-carbon, carbon-to-neon, neon-to-oxygen, oxygen-to-silicon, and silicon-to-iron). Eventually, however, the outward force of these reactions can no longer support the gravitational weight of the outer layers. When they collapse, they trigger an explosive compression and rebound that blows off a large proportion of the star's mass.
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What kinds of stars are pulsars a form of?
First [may be partial] is: A Cephid Variable Star. Quasars and other Gamma Ray sources [colliding Neutron Stars, and 'coalescing' Pairs of Black Holes for example] are also closely related.
Name the gases that make up most stars?
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Where do scientists get carbon to create star fuel?
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Whatdid hubble conclude when he noted that light emitted from stars is shifting towards the red end of the electromagnetic spectrumA. The universe is expanding
