Stars' are forming and dying all the time, as we speak.
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Stars form in a nebulae
when a star dies
The mass forces the star to form
Either a neutron star or a black hole.
No there is not a book on Star 80
A new star would most likely form from stars that died (or exploded). After the death of a star, a dwarf star is the new "baby" star. It's more like a reincarnation (a cycle of rebirth).
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A gas cloud. It must contain dust to form planets. (And lots of hydrogen to form a star.)
red giant
A neutron star is what is left behind from some supernovas, which occur when a massive star explodes.
Copper can only form in supernova explosions, when a dead star collapses to become either a neutron star or a black hole.