How Do Stars Die and What Happens Then?

Stars are like giant fireballs in the sky. They burn for millions or even billions of years, but eventually they run out of fuel and die. Depending on how big they were, they might explode into a supernova, leave behind a neutron star, or become a white dwarf, it's like different endings to a story.

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A star like the Sun is like a giant birthday cake, it burns through its layers until there’s nothing left.
When a big star dies, it explodes so brightly that you could see it from across the galaxy.
Sometimes stars leave behind tiny, super-dense balls called neutron stars, they're packed with more matter than Earth.

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