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To: ETL

“The nuclear reactions in the cores of these stars will burn through these supplies in only millions of years.”

How can some stars only last a few millions of years, but many stars last many billions of years?


8 posted on 11/05/2018 8:22:28 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The candle that burns twice as bright lasts half as long.....................


10 posted on 11/05/2018 8:24:05 AM PST by Red Badger (FNo-platform us all you want. Ban us all you want. Smear us all you want. You canÂ’t stop an idea...)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

How can some stars only last a few millions of years, but many stars last many billions of years?

Size matters.

The smaller you are the more longevity you have.

Some red dwarves will burn their fuel efficiently over TRILLIONS of years.

Blue giants gobble up their gas with maximum inefficiency and only last millions.

But that’s good. When they explode, they scatter metals.


11 posted on 11/05/2018 8:26:59 AM PST by samtheman (Hold the House, expand in the Senate)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
How can some stars only last a few millions of years, but many stars last many billions of years?

Depends on their mass. High mass stars burn "blue hot". Our sun is a yellow, much cooler star.

12 posted on 11/05/2018 8:27:12 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Some of those Galaxies had big 390 engines which were fuel suckers.


20 posted on 11/05/2018 8:39:27 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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