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  1. Where and how do stars form? - Socratic

    Mar 12, 2015 · Well, this is a wonderful question and it is one that had always interested me! Consider the Interstellar Medium as a volume of space (very big!) full of…dust, radiation, …

  2. How can stars burn without oxygen? - Socratic

    They are technically not burning. Stars do not burn like wood on a fire. There is no flame. Instead of calling a star a giant ball of flaming gas it should be called a giant ball of nuclear fusion. In a …

  3. Equations of Stellar Structure - Astrophysics - Socratic

    The best videos and questions to learn about Equations of Stellar Structure. Get smarter on Socratic.

  4. Why do massive stars die? - Socratic

    May 25, 2018 · -Stars die because they run out of nuclear fuel. -Massive stars use up their fuel quicker -Smaller stars like red dwarfs will last longer * You can skip to the dots (•••) near the …

  5. Galaxy Composition - Astrophysics - Socratic

    The best videos and questions to learn about Galaxy Composition. Get smarter on Socratic.

  6. What does a super massive stars end up as? - Socratic

    Jun 1, 2016 · For most stars, eventually including our own Sun, the final gravitational collapse of the dead star's core produces a superdense object called a white dwarf -- about a million times …

  7. in" when I learn'd Astronomer,' the speaker prefers gazing at stars ...

    Jun 20, 2018 · But for our narrator, the lecture isn't enough - it isn't enough to capture the mathematics and physics of stars and planets and all that - there is something so much more - …

  8. What silicate mineral is the basic building block of many rocks?

    Apr 28, 2016 · Feldspar (a silicate containing aluminum, calcium, and alkali metals) is the most common of many silicate minerals in our crust. Along with feldspar we have olivine (a …

  9. How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then ... - Socratic

    Jul 24, 2018 · Standard form: -3g^3 + 4g^2 + 8g - 1 Degree: 3 Terms: 4 In standard form, the terms are expressed from the largest to smallest exponent: -3g^3 + 4g^2 + 8g - 1 Classifying …

  10. How does the retrograde motion of Mercury compare with that

    Apr 7, 2016 · When Mars is viewed from Earth, it shows retrograde motion in the sky when Earth goes past it. Mercury never shows this motion. Because all planets orbit the Sun in the same …

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