By Sakshi Sah
Published Aug 06, 2025

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6 mind-blowing NASA facts about stars

Ever wondered where stars come from and how they die?

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Stars are born in cold, dark clouds of gas and dust called molecular clouds.

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Because the clouds are cold, gas starts to clump together. Some clumps pull in more gas and get even bigger.

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The clump turns into a protostar, a baby star.

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Many stars can form together in groups called stellar clusters.

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Big stars and small stars die in different ways.

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Some become white dwarfs, others may explode as supernovae.

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