massive star

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massive
adjective
uk
/ˈmæs.ɪv/us
/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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star
noun
uk
/stɑːr/us
/stɑːr/
a very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth as a point of light in the sky ...
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An explosion of this type happens in amassivestarwhen it has come to the end of its life.
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Or, in today's parlance, a particle of light emitted from the surface of a (very)massivestarwill not reach infinity but will be dragged back.
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This object is currently the mostmassivestarthat can be studied in great detail, because of its location and size.
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In theory, a moremassivestarcould not hold itself together, because of the mass loss resulting from the outflow of stellar material.
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Because of their close proximity and the larger mass of the white dwarf, the latter draws matter from the larger, lessmassivestar.
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As the core of amassivestaris compressed during a supernova, and collapses into a neutron star, it retains most of its angular momentum.
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The final stage occurs when amassivestarbegins producing iron.
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However, only minutes are available for the nickel-56 to decay within the core of amassivestar.
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A neutron star is the ultra-compact remnant of amassivestarwhich exploded as a supernova.
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The moremassivestarexplodes first, leaving behind a neutron star.
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H can therefore be used to study the initial conditions at the onset ofmassivestarformation in dense cores.
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The region contains a large amount ofmassivestarformation.
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At the end of the life of thismassivestar, a non-fusible iron core is formed from fusion ashes.
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The secondary, now moremassivestaris surrounded by an accretion disk from this mass transfer, with bipolar, jet-like features projecting perpendicular to the disk.
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It is amassivestar, approximately 15 solar masses.
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The assumption is that amassivestarburned through its hydrogen, producing oxygen and neon, and exploded before processing any heavier elements.
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Her research interests include the origin and evolution of cosmic magnetism, supernova remnants, the interstellar medium,massivestarformation and astrophysical masers.
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Several other theories ofmassivestarformation remain to be tested observationally.
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