White Dwarf
An average star like our sun will eventually become a red giant as it exhausts its nuclear fuel. After that, it will shed its outer layers to form a planetary nebula and leave behind a dense core called a white dwarf.
When the core of a star blows its surface into space to form a planetary nebula, it sheds its outer layers of gas, exposing the hot, dense core of the star called a white dwarf. The white dwarf emits ultraviolet radiation that ionizes the ejected gas, causing it to glow and form the planetary nebula.
No, a planetary nebula is not surrounded by planets. It is an expanding shell of glowing gas ejected by a dying star, which is usually located in the center. The term "planetary" is a historical misnomer as these nebulae have nothing to do with planets.
No, the sun will not become a planetary nebula. It is not massive enough to undergo the process that leads to the formation of a planetary nebula. Instead, the sun will eventually evolve into a red giant and then shed its outer layers to form a planetary nebula.
The Cats's Eye Nebula is a perfect example of a planetary nebula. See related link for a pictorial.
A planetary nebula consists of gas ejected from old red giant stars.
planetary nebula
planetary nebula
As a giant star exhausts its nuclear fuel, it undergoes significant changes in its core and outer layers. The core contracts and heats up, while the outer layers expand and become unstable. Eventually, these outer layers are ejected into space due to strong stellar winds, forming a planetary nebula. The exposed hot core, now a white dwarf, emits ultraviolet radiation that ionizes the ejected material, causing the nebula to glow.
Typically it is called a planetary nebula. It has nothing to do with planets.
An average star like our sun will eventually become a red giant as it exhausts its nuclear fuel. After that, it will shed its outer layers to form a planetary nebula and leave behind a dense core called a white dwarf.
When the core of a star blows its surface into space to form a planetary nebula, it sheds its outer layers of gas, exposing the hot, dense core of the star called a white dwarf. The white dwarf emits ultraviolet radiation that ionizes the ejected gas, causing it to glow and form the planetary nebula.
No, a planetary nebula is not surrounded by planets. It is an expanding shell of glowing gas ejected by a dying star, which is usually located in the center. The term "planetary" is a historical misnomer as these nebulae have nothing to do with planets.
A galaxy is the biggest among the three. Galaxies contain billions to trillions of stars, as well as other celestial objects like planets and planetary nebulae. A planetary system refers to a star with its orbiting planets, while a planetary nebula is a glowing shell of gas ejected by a dying star.
No, the sun will not become a planetary nebula. It is not massive enough to undergo the process that leads to the formation of a planetary nebula. Instead, the sun will eventually evolve into a red giant and then shed its outer layers to form a planetary nebula.
Planetary nebula is a misnomer because it's a nebula but it has nothing to do with planets, it's about stars.
The Cats's Eye Nebula is a perfect example of a planetary nebula. See related link for a pictorial.