Questions tagged [red-giant]
Questions about red giants, large luminous low-mass stars in a late phase of stellar evolution.
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Will the Sun rotate slower in red giant form?
When the Sun runs out of hydrogen to fuse it will grow bigger in size and my question is does it rotate more slowly, like a spinning ice skater extending their arms to reduce angular velocity? What ...
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What happens to a star after it has become a red giant?
When our sun reaches the end of its lifetime , it will turn into a red giant. How long will it be a red giant, and what happens after a star has been a red giant? Does it turn into a planet after a ...
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