Life Cycle of Stars
Where do all stars begin their lives?
in a nebula
Scientists believe that super massive black holes exist at the center of every...
galaxy
A magnetar is a sub-type of this type of star...
neutron star
main sequence or giant
Name one of the stars that scientists believe will (or already have) supernova soon...
#1 RS Ophiuchi
#2 119 Tauri
#3 Pi Puppis
#4 Rigel
#5 Gamma Velorum
#6 Betelgeuse
#7 Antares
#8 Alpha Lupi
Most protostars become this type of star (most common type of star)
red dwarf
No electromagnetic waves can escape a black hole, because nothing can reach the...
escape velocity
This type of star would make a planetary nebula...
main sequence or red giant
True or false...a main sequence star could end in a neutron star.
False...only a super/hyper giant
Why is the galaxy Messier 87 important in this section?
It is the galaxy in which the very first image of a black hole was captured in 2020
Stars with a great deal of mass could be called...
super or hyper giants
A black hole actually makes a hole or tunnel in...
space/time
Super or hyper giant
Super or Hyper Giants will end in a...
supernova
Neutron stars are the densest objects we can ______ in space.
observe/see
All stars begin their star lives as...
protostars
The bright rings around black holes are called...
accretion disks
This type of star we can HEAR better than we can see...
Pulsar
This star ending is hypothetical, meaning none have actually been discovered but they are thought to exist...
black dwarf stars
What types of electromagnetic waves do Pulsars send out?
radio waves
A supernova will only occur with this type of star:
super or hyper giant
The actual object inside a black hole is called a...
singularity
Main sequence stars eventually become what type of nebula?
planetary nebulae
A planetary nebula would be the end result of what type of star?
main sequence or red giant
During a super/hyper giant's gravitational collapse, which stage of a regular/main sequence star would be skipped?
white dwarf is skipped...straight to neutron star.