Sibbo to Lemmy Shitpost • 2 months agoThink twice before gifting someone an M dwarf this holiday seasonsopuli.xyzimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1588arrow-down113
arrow-up1575arrow-down1imageThink twice before gifting someone an M dwarf this holiday seasonsopuli.xyzSibbo to Lemmy Shitpost • 2 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 months agoI though dwarf stars had far longer lifespans than solar-type stars, and conversely the largest giants last only tens of millions of years.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoYou are correct. I don’t know what evidence we have of super sized stars, but beyond a certainly limit, stars can burn through their fuel faster than it can condense.
minus-square@raspberriesareyummylink3•2 months agosee above - missed that it wasn’t supposed to be our sun.
I though dwarf stars had far longer lifespans than solar-type stars, and conversely the largest giants last only tens of millions of years.
You are correct. I don’t know what evidence we have of super sized stars, but beyond a certainly limit, stars can burn through their fuel faster than it can condense.
see above - missed that it wasn’t supposed to be our sun.