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OCR: STELLAR LIFE CYCLES STARS ARE BORN; they shine for is its mass (the amount of matter the millions or billions of years; and star contains). The more massive the star, then they die. Each star has a life cycle the more quickly it burns up its gases in of several stages during which its size nuclear reactions, and the sooner it dies. and temperature change dramatically. The most massive stars last for a few The main property that determines how million years. Those with less mass long a star will shine and how it evolves can shine for tens of billions of years. LOW-MASS STAR NEBULA PROTOSTAR MAIN-SEQUENCE RED GIANT PLANETARY WHITE STAR HIGH-MASS STAR NEBULA WITH DWARF BLACK DWARF WHITE DWARF NEBULA PROTOSTAR MAIN-SEQUENCE SUPERGIANT SUPERNOVA NEUTRON STAR STAR OR BLACK HOLE SEE NEXT ALSO