How Do Stars Die and What Becomes of Them?

Stars live long lives, but like people, they also die. When a star dies, it can turn into something new, like a neutron star or even a black hole. It's kind of like when you blow out a candle: the flame goes away, but the wax stays.

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A star is like a giant fireball burning for millions of years, when it runs out of fuel, it can burst into a bright explosion called a supernova.
After a star dies, it might leave behind something really small and super dense, kind of like the universe’s version of a marble.
If a very heavy star explodes, it can become so strong that even light cannot escape from it, this is what we call a black hole.

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