How does the life cycle of a massive star differ from the life of an average star?

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Rishab C.
May 31, 2016

The difference mainly lies in what they eventually become.

Explanation:

![http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/astro/stars/lifecycle](useruploads.socratic.orguseruploads.socratic.org)

The average star, like our own, turns into a white dwarf.

Average Star
![http://www.thinglink.com/scene/503255358739841025](useruploads.socratic.orguseruploads.socratic.org)

White Dwarf
![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dwarf](useruploads.socratic.orguseruploads.socratic.org)

A massive star becomes either a neutron star or black hole.

Massive Star
![http://smrtenglish.com/smrt/lesson/3482](useruploads.socratic.orguseruploads.socratic.org)

Neutron Star
![http://msnlv.com/http://neutron-stars.html](https://useruploads.socratic.org/gf6ow87NTta758yzcj4q_download%20%281%29.jpg)

Black Hole
![www.nasa.govwww.nasa.gov)

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