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Stellar Nebula
Life Cycle of a Star
Named after the Latin word for cloud, A
Stellar nebula is known to be a massive
Neutron Star
cloud from space composed of dust, hydrogen, Neutron star is the collapsed core of a Red Supergiant. These
helium, and plasma. They are often referred stars are formed as the gigantic explosion crushes every proton
to as “stellar nurseries” because this is and electron forming a neutron. Their composition as of this day
where stars are born due to the condensation is still unknown, but they are said to be mainly composed of
of gas and dust triggered by gravity. neutron atoms, most of them are also undetectable because they
simply don't emit radiation. And since neutron stars began their
existence as stars, they are found scattered throughout the
galaxy, in the same places where we find stars.