How does the life cycle of a massive star differ from the life of an average star?
1 Answer
May 31, 2016
The difference mainly lies in what they eventually become.
Explanation:
http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/astro/stars/lifecycle
The average star, like our own, turns into a white dwarf.
Average Star
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/503255358739841025
White Dwarf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dwarf
A massive star becomes either a neutron star or black hole.
Massive Star
http://smrtenglish.com/smrt/lesson/3482
Neutron Star
http://msnlv.com/neutron-stars.html
Black Hole
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-a-black-hole-k4.html
