# Life Cycle of Stars

Understand the basics of a star’s life cycle: stars are born in clouds of gas and dust (nebulae), shine for millions or billions of years by fusing hydrogen, and eventually die — massive stars explode as supernovae while smaller stars fade into white dwarfs

Builds on: Why the Sun Looks Brightest (soft, https://ai.page/c/why-the-sun-looks-brightest/en.md), The Sun is a star (hard, https://ai.page/c/the-sun-is-a-star/en.md)

Concept id: life-cycle-of-stars. Subject: science. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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