https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9 Made with a little mischief en-us 2019-02-07 19:01:36 UTC 2019-02-08 19:04:47 UTC hello@padlet.com wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328923062 The outer shell of the Red Giant ejects (shoots out) gases as the star is in the last part of its Red Giant stage.]]> 2019-02-07 19:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328923062 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328923403 Hydrogen fuses and becomes helium.  This happens for billions of years, sending light and heat out of the star.]]> 2019-02-07 19:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328923403 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328923704 Gravity puts huge pressure on the ball of gas as it spins.  This causes the temperature to increase and gases to start shooting out.]]> 2019-02-07 19:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328923704 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328923809 Gases (mostly hydrogen) and dust begin spinning around together forming a ball.]]> 2019-02-07 19:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328923809 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328924080 A place in space where gravity is so large, even light cannot escape.  It happens because the core of the star is squeezed into a tiny place.]]> 2019-02-07 19:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328924080 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328924272 The iron core of the star is so heavy that the gravitational force causes the core to collapse and the star to explode.  The heaviest elements are made by the fusion that occurs during the explosion and these elements are spread through the universe.]]> 2019-02-07 19:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328924272 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328924556 .The core of a star after an explosion.  The core is so dense that a sugar cube (1 cm3) sized piece would have a mass as much as Mount Everest. ]]> 2019-02-07 19:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328924556 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328924838 The core of the star is pressurized carbon; possibly a giant diamond.  The star is the size of Earth ]]> 2019-02-07 19:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328924838 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328925128 The iron core of the star is so heavy that the gravitational force causes the core to collapse and the star to explode.  The heaviest elements are made by the fusion that occurs during the explosion and these elements are spread through the universe.]]> 2019-02-07 19:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328925128 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328925728 2019-02-07 19:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328925728 wl26202 https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328926031 Hydrogen fuses and becomes helium.  This happens for billions of years, sending light and heat out of the star.]]> 2019-02-07 19:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/wl26202/hrp8vtp7tfj9/wish/328926031