Low mass star Discipline: EducationMain Sequence Low mass stars spend billions of years fusing hydrogen to helium in their cores via the proton-proton chain. They usually have a convection zone, and the activity of the convection zone determines if the star has activity similar to the sunspot cycle on our Sun. Some small starsTags: planetary nebulawhite dwarfred gianthydrogen fusiondensity
Stages in a Star's Life Discipline: Education The interactive H-R diagram below and our new Star In A Box app both show the life cycle of a star. The interactive H-R diagram is for a star with the same mass as the Sun, and shows how it forms and where it is on the H-R diagram at various stages of its life. The Star In A Box allows you to choose the initial mass of a star and follow it through its life.Explore the lifecycle of a star similar to the Sun.Tags: planetary nebulacloudprotostarwhite dwarfred giant
