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Old 30-05-2013, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by glenc View Post
Astronomers have new information on how stars age and die - and it's not what they thought. The findings from an Australian-led study overturn conventional thinking that the "red giant phase" is the last stage in a star's life.
http://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/st...f-stars/?cs=12
http://theconversation.com/a-stellar...ie-early-14598
Very interesting Glen.
The commentary on the video leaves a bit to be desired
Quote) a galaxy like ours with a hundred million stars. (end quote)
Also showed the Helix PNe as a supernova .
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