Well isn't that just fantastic, our massive stars do go through quite the transformation! After the main-sequence stage, they can evolve into red supergiants, undergo a supernova explosion, and then slowly turn into either a neutron star or a black hole. Each stage reveals the true beauty of nature and its wondrous cycle of life and transformation. Isn't it just awe-inspiring?
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No. Only massive stars can become supergiants.
The difference is in mass. Low to medium mass stars (up to about 8-10 solar masses) become white dwarfs. Massive stars (10 to 25 solar masses) become neutron stars. Stars above 25 solar masses tend to become black holes.
False. Medium-sized stars become white dwarfs. Only the most massive stars form black holes.
Massive stars can appear in a range of colors depending on their surface temperature. They can range from blue (hottest) to white, yellow, orange, and red (coolest). The color of a massive star can provide clues about its temperature and stage of life.
Some massive stars will become neutron stars. When massive stars die they will either become neutron stars or black holes depending on how much mass is left behind.
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Sometimes if the conditions are just right a huge diamond! (the final stage of nucleosynthesis of stars that are not more massive is carbon Theoretically, they get dimmer and dimmer until they become "black dwarfs".
Sometimes if the conditions are just right a huge diamond! (the final stage of nucleosynthesis of stars that are not more massive is carbon Theoretically, they get dimmer and dimmer until they become "black dwarfs".
No. Only massive stars can become supergiants.
The most massive stars become black holes.
Stage 4 of stellar evolution, which typically involves the fusion of heavier elements in massive stars, ends when the core iron collapses, leading to a supernova. This transition to stage 5, characterized by the remnants of supernovae or the formation of neutron stars or black holes, occurs within a few million years after stage 4 ends. Therefore, stage 4 ended and stage 5 began approximately a few million years ago in the life cycle of massive stars.
False. Only the most massive stars will become black holes.
The difference is in mass. Low to medium mass stars (up to about 8-10 solar masses) become white dwarfs. Massive stars (10 to 25 solar masses) become neutron stars. Stars above 25 solar masses tend to become black holes.
No. The most massive stars will leave behind a black hole.
A star that becomes a white dwarf simply does not have the mass to become a neutron star. White dwarfs are the the remnants of a star very similar to our own sun in mass, where it takes a much more massive star to create a neutron star, Like the star Betelgeuse is a prime example of a star that does not have the mass to become a black hole but is massive enough to become a neutron star.
If enough mass is left over after the supernova explosion, i.e. after material is blown off into space, the star will become a black hole. Less massive stars will become neutron stars. A neutron star can convert to a black hole later, if enough matter falls into it.