• Question: How long does an average star live for?

    Asked by I love teddy bears to David on 18 Nov 2014.
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      David Wilson answered on 18 Nov 2014:


      It varies enormously depending on how big the stars is. A star like the Sun will last round ten billion years (10000000000) . A much bigger star might only live a few million as the fuel in its core is used up faster, whilst a small red dwarf might live for many tens of billions of years.

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