Launchpad: Life Cycle of a Star
Each of us is made from star stuff. But how are stars formed? Take a closer look at the life cycles of stars and learn where stars come from, how they change, and what happens to stars when their lives come to an end. Find out about your connection to the cosmos.
Published on: October 12, 2016
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Background Information
- NASA Stars. 9-12
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Imagine the Universe: Life Cycles of Stars. 9-12
- NASA Science Visualization Studio Inside Out. 9-12
- NASA Science Visualization Studio Star Burst. 9-12
- NASA Science Visualization Studio The Youngest Stars Ever. 9-12
- Smithsonian Journey Through an Exploded Star. 9-12
Activities
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory Pulsating Variable Stars and the Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram. 9-12
- NASA eClips Spotlite Video: Stars. 9-12
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Imagine the Universe - A Teaspoon of Starstuff. 9-12
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Imagine the Universe - Bigger than a Breadbox. 9-12
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Imagine the Universe - Got Calcium?. 9-12
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Imagine the Universe - Life Cycles of Stars. 9-12
- National Institute of Aerospace / Mad Science / JWST Seeing Starlight. 9-12
- National Institute of Aerospace / Mad Science / JWST The Webb Virtual World Museum. 9-12
- Our Cosmic Connection Stellar Evolution. 9-12
Mathematics
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Imagine the Universe - Space Squared. 9-12
- SpaceMath@NASA Star Light, Star Bright. 9-12
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- NASA Official: Kristen Erickson
- Editor: Shannon Verstynen
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