70.9k views
0 votes
What will a medium mass star become at the very end of its cycle

User Vpatil
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

0 votes

A medium-mass star will become a planetary nebula at the end of its cycle.

Life cycle of a medium-mass star

A medium-mass star, like the Sun, concludes its lifecycle by expanding into a red giant, undergoing helium burning, and shedding outer layers to form a planetary nebula.

The remaining core transforms into a white dwarf, a dense remnant composed mainly of carbon and oxygen. Over time, the white dwarf cools and becomes a dark, inactive object known as a black dwarf.

However, as of now, no observed black dwarfs exist, as this cooling process extends far beyond the current age of the universe.

User Stefano Falasca
by
7.6k points

No related questions found