The Evolution of High Mass Stars

High-mass stars are the flashy parts of Stellar Evolution. We see the speedy and violent stellar nucleosynthesis that occurs inside their cores. These extremely rare supergiant stars live short lives and make a lot of stuff. High-mass stars evolve much more rapidly, and their endings are extraordinary. They are responsible for many of the elements that make up your body! This is part of my complete intro Astronomy class that I taught at Willam Paterson University and CUNY Hunter.

Stellar Evolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar...
Stellar nucleosynthesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar...
Nucleosynthesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleos...
Supergiant star: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergi...
Planetary Nebula: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planeta...
Nuclear binding energy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear...
Iron Peak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_peak