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How Do Stars Die? | Bedtime Astronaut For Sleep

How Do Stars Die? | Bedtime Astronaut For Sleep

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Every star you see tonight is living on borrowed time.

In this gentle journey through the cosmos, we explore how stars are born, how they live for millions or even billions of years, and how they eventually come to an end. Some fade quietly into white dwarfs, glowing softly in the dark. Others erupt in magnificent supernova explosions, scattering the elements that will one day form new planets — and perhaps life itself.

We’ll drift through the life cycle of stars, from peaceful red giants to the creation of neutron stars and black holes. Along the way, we’ll discover a comforting truth: star death is not destruction, but transformation.

The iron in your blood… the calcium in your bones… were forged inside ancient stars that once lived and died long before our Sun was born.

Tonight, we look up at the sky not with fear of endings, but with quiet gratitude. Because every ending in the universe is also a beginning.

Welcome back, astronaut. 🌙✨

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