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What happens when nuclear fusion in the core of a star stops?

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A star remains on the main sequence as long as there is hydrogen in its core that it can fuse into helium. ... Eventually the hydrogen fuel in the core runs out and fusion stops, shutting off the outward radiation pressure.

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