Stellar Remnants

• Low mass stars: White Dwarfs

• High mass stars:

  • supernova remnants, expanding at 10,000 km/s
  • may trigger future star formation?
  • Neutron stars: mass star but just 10 km across.

    • Teaspoon weighs 100 million tons!
    • Seen as Pulsars, flashing beacons in space.
  • or Black Holes?

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