

Finally, there isn't enough material left to form any more stars. The stars heat up the gas and cause it to glow.Īs more and more stars form within a diffuse nebula, there is less and less gas and dust. A diffuse nebula is illuminated by the newly formed stars. This giant cloud is called a diffuse nebula. Stars are born within a huge cloud of gas and dust. But, you can look around the sky and see examples of young stars, middle age stars and old stars, all in one night. Stars have extremely long lifetimes, making it impossible for a human to observe an entire stellar life cycle. Stars, like everything else in the universe are born, live out their lives and die. Life Story of a Star Tour Written by Melanie Melton for Meade Instruments, Corp.
