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Blue Giant

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Size: Larger than the Sun; Temperature: 10,000–50,000 K; Lifespan: Tens of millions of years

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Red Dwarf

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Size: Smaller than the Sun; Temperature: 2,500–4,000 K; Lifespan: Trillions of years

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Hypergiant

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Size: Some of the universe's largest stars, over 1,000 times the Sun's radius; Temperature: Varies, 3,000–30,000 K; Lifespan: A few million years

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Brown Dwarf

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Size: Between a large planet and a small star; Temperature: 1,000–2,500 K; Lifespan: Can persist for billions of years, but not as active stars

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Supergiant

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Size: Among the largest stars, over 1,000 times the Sun's radius; Temperature: 3,500–20,000 K; Lifespan: Typically a few million years

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Red Giant

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Size: Enormous diameter, up to 100 times larger than the Sun; Temperature: 3,000–5,000 K; Lifespan: Millions to billions of years

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Wolf-Rayet Star

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Size: About 20 times the Sun's mass; Temperature: Up to 200,000 K; Lifespan: Short, a few hundred thousand to a few million years

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White Dwarf

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Size: Similar to Earth; Temperature: Approximately 100,000 K; Lifespan: Can cool over billions of years

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Main Sequence Star

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Size: Varies, can be similar to the Sun; Temperature: 2,500–30,000 K; Lifespan: Billions of years depending on mass

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Neutron Star

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Size: About 20 km in diameter; Temperature: Surface can exceed 1 million K; Lifespan: Can spin for millions of years after formation

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