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What type of stars is our sun and where is it in its life cycle?
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Our Sun is a G2V class star, and is about half-way through its expected life. In about 4 billion years or so, the Sun will begin to die, and will expand into a red giant star, which will probably destroy Mercury and Venus, and possible Earth and Mars as well. After a few hundred million years, the Sun will begin to fall in on itself, and will contract to a white dwarf star and over the next several billion years will probably further decay into a red dwarf.
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What type if fusion occurs in a high mass star near the end stages of its life cycle?
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Can you explain the life cycle of a sun flower?
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What type of energy powers the water cycle radiant potential or mechanical?
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Is stars are sun?
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How is the sun similar to the stars?
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What are the steps in the life cycle of a small or medium sized star?
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Which stars can be smaller than the Sun?
neutron star. When the life cycle is done with a star the star stops growing and eventually dies.
Which stars produce most of their energy by the CNO cycle?
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How long does a stars life cycle take?
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How is the sun based on the two life cycle of stars?
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What is the life cycle of earths sun and where is it now in its life cycle?
middle age
Whats the life cycle of the stars?
A star's life cycle starts from a nebula. For giant stars, the star turns into a huge star to a super red giant to a supernova to a black hole. A sun-like star turns to a red giant, then a planetary nebula, a white dwarf, and then a black dwarf.
How many years does the sun have left on its life cycle?
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What is the stage sun life cycle?
dubstep
How does sun fit into the star life cycle?
the sun is a cool wave
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