The birth of a small star and a very massive star are the same, but the end of their life is very different. Describe the difference in the fate of a small star and a very massive star. Make sure that you include more than one difference in your answer.

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Magdalena Dudley

6 July, 20:05

The birth of a small star and a very massive star are the same, but the end of their life is very different. Describe the difference in the fate of a small star and a very massive star. Make sure that you include more than one difference in your answer.

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Karina Gutierrez · Answer 1

The death of a small star and a very massive star can be quite dramatically different.

Whereas a small star just shuts off, so to say, and becomes a white dwarf, usually massive stars die creating huge blackholes that can swallow many planets, and everything else around them. Small stars die with a so called "unnova," which means their death is silent. On the other hand, massive stars die creating supernovas, which is a catastrophic explosion.