When observing the night sky, it's easy to forget that every point of twinkling light is a star at some point in its life cycle. Between a star's violent birth and even more violent death ...

The life cycle for a particular star depends on its size. The diagram shows the life cycles of stars that are: about the same size as the Sun; far greater than the Sun in size. All stars begin ...

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE physics students studying the formation and life cycle of stars, main sequence stars and supernovae. If you struggled with the quiz, don't panic ...