Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity.---- William Shakespear, Hamlet.

All Things Must Die
December 21, 2016
We were born from and live alongside countless stars in our universe. Just like us, nothing lives forever, and that isn't limited to stars. Entire galaxies and even our universe has a known fate.
Red Giant
December 21, 2016
A lower mass star, like our sun's, transition phase into it's demise. The stars squeezes into itself as it's Hydrogen supply diminishes. The result is an increase in density and temperature--the ingredients for more pressure. The pressure becomes so great, that it defeats the star's gravitational pull. The hydrostatic equillibrium (the balance of pressure and gravity which keeps a star stable) is broken.
Red Supergiant
December 21, 2016

White Dwarfs
December 21, 2016
WD
Nuetron Stars
December 21, 2016
NS
Black Holes
December 21, 2016
BH
Galactic Mergers
December 21, 2016
Galaxies
Galactic Cannibalism
December 21, 2016
Galaxies
Supernova 1a
December 21, 2016
Galaxies
Iron Core Collapse Supernova
December 21, 2016
Galaxies
Starbursts
December 21, 2016
Starburst
Our Universe
December 21, 2016