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WMAP's Universe: The Life and Death of Stars
published by the Goddard Space Flight Center
This web page describes the life cycle of stars. It gives a brief explanation of stellar evolution on the main sequence and includes links to more information about four final stellar states. Images illustrate stellar birth and death.

The web page is part of the NASA Web Site for the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP).
https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Stars
= Stellar Evolution
- High School
- Reference Material
- Audio/Visual
= Image/Image Set
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- General Publics
- Learners
- text/html
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Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Keywords:
black hole, dwarf stars, stellar birth, stellar death, supernova
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created June 7, 2010 by Foha Rafiq
Record Updated:
August 9, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:
April 16, 2010
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(Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2010), WWW Document, (https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html).
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WMAP's Universe: The Life and Death of Stars (Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2010), <https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html>.
APA Format
WMAP's Universe: The Life and Death of Stars. (2010, April 16). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Goddard Space Flight Center: https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html
Chicago Format
Goddard Space Flight Center. WMAP's Universe: The Life and Death of Stars. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, April 16, 2010. https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html (accessed 1 May 2025).
MLA Format
WMAP's Universe: The Life and Death of Stars. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, 2010. 16 Apr. 2010. 1 May 2025 <https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {WMAP's Universe: The Life and Death of Stars}, Publisher = {Goddard Space Flight Center}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {1 May 2025}, Month = {April 16, 2010}, Year = {2010} }
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