Space Art Week
Disclaimer:
This article is meant to give only a short overview and is in no way intended to be comprehensive or overly detailed. The main purpose of this article is to give readers a general idea what is happening in the lifetime of a star, so they can understand what crazy things space artists are actually drawing all the time. In fact, I left out a few minor, or too specific stages of the evolution to make it less confusing (e.g., brown/red/black dwarfs).
The pictures shown are artist interpretations, therefore not always physically accurate and neither intended to be.
What are stars?
Stars are spheres of plasma held toget