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What is a Star?
An object in space made of hot gas,with a core like a thermonuclear reactor.
What is Interstellar Matter made of?
It is made of gas and dust.
(dust is only 1% of total mass of all interstellar matter)
What is a Black Hole?
After a star twenty-five times the size of the sun explodes in a supernova,it becomes a black hole and collapses into itself.
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
bright&hot bright&cool

massive intermediate low

dim&hot dim&cool
What is a Supernova?
An explosion caused by a supergiant using up all of its fuel and then collapsing on its self.
What is Fusion?
Hydrogen atoms combine to form the heavier element Helium.
What is the Doppler Effect?
The change in wavelength because of motion.