part.30. The Birth and Death of Stars – A Stellar Life Cycle

The macrocosm is a vast stage, and stars are its brilliant players some glowing in solitary acts, others in luminous ensembles, each with a script gauging millions or indeed billions of times. The story of a star is one of metamorphosis, from the tale of a molecular pall to the final echo of a winner or the steady flicker of a white dwarf.