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A stage in the stellar evolution where a collapsing cloud of gas and dust is increasing in temperature and pressure, eventually forming a hot core.

A phase where a star has exhausted hydrogen in its core and begins to fuse helium into heavier elements; the outer layers expand as the core contracts.

Occurs when a massive star collapses under its own gravity to a point of infinite density, known as a singularity, from which no light can escape.

A stable period of a star's life cycle where hydrogen is being fused into helium in the core, producing energy that makes the star shine.

Massive stars enter this phase after main sequence, where they continue to fuse heavier elements until iron, leading to significant growth and luminosity.

An extremely dense object formed after a supernova explosion, consisting mostly of neutrons; the core of a collapsed high-mass star.