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Newnam-Stars/Galaxy

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nebula cloud of gas and dust; how all stars begin
Sun-sized stars last for about 10 billion years; Go on to become a red giant, then a white dwarf
huge Stars Use up their fuel faster than sun-sized stars; go on to become a super red giant, then explode in a supernova then collapse into a neutron star
giant Stars Use up their fuel even faster than huge stars; go on to become a super red giant, then explode in a supernova then collapse into a black hole
red Giant star what a sun-sized star becomes once their fuel is used up, the core shrinks and the outer layers begin to expand
super Giant Star what a huge or giant star becomes once their fuel is used up, the core shrinks and the outer layers begin to expand
white dwarf what a sun-sized star becomes after its red giant stage
black dwarf what a white dwarf becomes after it has given off all its heat
supernova when the core of a super giant star collapses causing an explosion
neutron star dense core of neutrons left after a supernova explosionstar
black hole dense region where gravity is so great that not even light can escape
absolute magnitude the amount of light a star ACTUALLY gives off
apparent magnitude the amount of a star's light we see from Earth
blue the color of the hottest stars in space
red the color of the coolest stars in space
yellow the color of our closest star, the sun
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram that classifies stars based on their temperature and brightness(luminosity)
galaxy a group of stars, gas and dust
spiral type of galaxy shaped like a pin wheel
elliptical type of galaxy is shaped like a football
irregular type of galaxy that has no regular shape
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