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Difference Between Star System and Star Cluster

In general, I believe that the term “star cluster” refers to gravitationally-bound associations of thousands of stars, while the…

I don’t believe that there is a standard reference for the average distance between stars in the Milky Way…

I think that the description of how a star works on the ThinkCo web site provides a very nice…

It is my understanding that both Capella Aa and Ab have exhausted their core hydrogen and evolved off the…

I believe that your question has been answered on the Physics Stack Exchange. For a star of radius R…

You might try the Simbad database (http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/) to find the properties of the star you are interested in. I…

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