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minus-squareHakFoo@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoI though dwarf stars had far longer lifespans than solar-type stars, and conversely the largest giants last only tens of millions of years.
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 hours agosee above - missed that it wasn’t supposed to be our sun.
minus-squarepeoplebeproblemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoYou are correct. I don’t know what evidence we have of super sized stars, but beyond a certainly limit, stars can burn through their fuel faster than it can condense.
I though dwarf stars had far longer lifespans than solar-type stars, and conversely the largest giants last only tens of millions of years.
see above - missed that it wasn’t supposed to be our sun.
You are correct. I don’t know what evidence we have of super sized stars, but beyond a certainly limit, stars can burn through their fuel faster than it can condense.