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What Causes a Supernova Explosion?
You can find a nice description of the supernova process on the NASA Space Place. When a massive star…

Can a White Dwarf Star Be Used as an Energy Source?
Since the energy from a White Dwarf star is derived from the stored thermal energy from its past thermonuclear…

How Are Elements Heavier than Helium Formed?
Elements heavier than Helium are synthesized in a number of environments. For elements that are lighter than Iron, those…

Cepheid Variable Stars as Cosmic Distance Rulers
It is the period-luminosity relation for Cepheid variable stars that provides a measurement of the absolute magnitude. You will…

Has a Star Ever Been Observed to Form Outside of a Nebula?
To my knowledge, no. Stars need gas and dust (and probably a few other things, like magnetic fields) to…