You're a star

5 things you didn't know about the lives of stars

How much do you know about the life and death of stars?

by JoAnna Wendel
hubble nebula with stars
NASA

NASA

Where are stars born?

A. In a nebula

B. In empty space

C. In the explosion of an old star

D. In a black hole

A. In a nebula. A nebula is a vast cloud of dust and gas. The dust and gas slowly collapse into a star, and nuclear fusion starts in the core. The star is now in its “main sequence” of life.

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