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Life Cycle of Stars

Understand the basics of a star’s life cycle: stars are born in clouds of gas and dust (nebulae), shine for millions or billions of years by fusing hydrogen, and eventually die — massive stars explode as supernovae while smaller stars fade into white dwarfs

Typical age: 911 years

Can your child explain that stars are born, live for a very long time, and eventually die — and that really big stars can explode at the end?

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