Low Mass Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #29
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Stars are violent thermonuclear generators that sustain themselves and our existence, with low mass stars like red dwarfs lasting for trillions of years by slowly fusing hydrogen into helium. High mass stars, on the other hand, fuse hydrogen more quickly and will eventually expand into red giants before cooling off and fading over billions of years.
Insights
- Stars, despite their beauty, are actually violent thermonuclear generators sustaining themselves and our existence through energy creation.
- The categorization of stars into low mass and high mass groups, determined by the mass of around eight solar masses, dictates their fusion rates, lifespans, and eventual evolution into red giants or white dwarfs.
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What sustains stars like the Sun?
Fusion of hydrogen into helium generates energy.
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