stellar evolution
Britishnoun
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Such a small black hole would be difficult to explain through conventional stellar evolution and instead could point to a primordial black hole.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Since its launch in 1999, it has explored galactic cores, studied stellar evolution, investigated regions around black holes, and observed bursts of intense radiation from distant stars and galaxies.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
Such major redistributions of mass can alter planetary orbits while also profoundly influencing how a star shines, adding or siphoning away gas to change the nature and timing of its subsequent stellar evolution.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
Yet these oh-so-important massive stars are also relatively rare, sufficiently sparse in our galactic neighborhood to stifle detailed studies of their stellar evolution.
From Scientific American ● May 23, 2023
Perhaps our descendants will be able to control or moderate stellar evolution.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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