LIFE

CYCLE
A STAR
OF
Komal Gupta
 LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
Understanding Exploring Main Examining
Stellar Birth and Sequence and Stellar Death and
Formation Evolution Remnants
 STARS
Stars are colossal, luminous spheres of
hot gases. Despite their brilliant shine,
they're not eternal. They pass through
stages known as their life cycle,
including formation, main sequence,
red giant or supergiant, and potentially
ending as a white dwarf, neutron star,
or black hole.
 WHAT ARE THE
DIFFERENT STAGES IN
STAR'S LIFE CYCLE?
 STELLAR
A stellar nebula is a vast cloud of gas

NEBULA and dust in space.

Under gravity, the nebula collapses,
creating clumps that increase in
density and temperature, eventually
forming a protostar, the earliest stage
of a star’s life
PROTOSTAR
Collapsing nebula increases in
temperature and pressure,
forming a protostar.
Protostars are hot, dense regions
but lack sufficient temperature
for nuclear fusion.
MAIN SEQUENCE
Once core temperatures reach
STAR
about 10 million K, hydrogen
fusion begins.
Main sequence stars are stable.
balancing gravitational forces and
nuclear fusion.
Our sun is a main sequence.
RED GIANT
Once hydrogen is exhausted in the

STAR
core, the core contracts while the
outer layers expand.
Star becomes a red giant or
supergiant depending on its initial
mass.
Helium fusion and later stages of
nuclear fusion occur.
PLANETARY
NEBULA
The outer layers are expelled,
creating a glowing shell of gas.
The remaining core becomes a
white dwarf.
 WHITE
DWARF
White dwarf is a dense, cooling
remnant of a star.
No more fusion occurs, it slowly
cools and fade over time.
SUPERNOVA
When fusion stops, the core collapses, and
the outer layers explode.
A supernova releases tremendous energy
and can outshine entire galaxies briefly.
 NEUTRON
STAR OR
NEUTRON STAR : If the core remnant is
BLACKa neutron HOLE
between 1.4 and 3 solar masses, it becomes
star.

BLACK HOLE : If the core is over 3 solar

masses, it collapses into a black hole.
 STELLAR
REMNANTS &
Materials from supernovae enrich the
REBIRTH interstellar medium.
New stars may form from these enriched
materials, continuing the cycle.
 CONCLUSIO
N
Stellar nebula Protostar Main sequence Red giant White Dwarf

OR OR OR
Black hole
Nuetron star
Supernova
 THANK
YOU!
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something new today!