The death of the stars

The stars too are born and die

    The importance of  mass

Brown Dwarfs

    When Hydrogen does not burn

White Dwarfs

    When a star, with one solar mass, has the size of Earth

Neutron stars

    Stars as dense as atomic nuclei

Black Holes

    The irresistible attraction of gravity

The Hubble Space Telescope

    The importance of having a telescope outside the atmosphere

Glossary

C.Bartolini & L.Solmi       


Useful links

  IASF-Bologna various contributions (only in Italian)

 
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