Question

What are the stages of star birth and star death?

Answer 1

Depends on whether it starts out as a light star or heavy weight, but two broad pathways are possible - with one sub-pathway.

Explanation:

Stars with smallish mass tend to become Red Giants over time and then become a White Dwarf star.

Larger stars burn out quicker and also become Red Giant stars, but from this stage they become a supernova. After that, they either become a super dense neutron star or become a black hole.

Very cool National Geographic at:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/black-holes/creation-interactive