How do red dwarf stars die?

Scientists think that 20 out of the 30 stars nearest to Earth are red dwarfs; however, none of them can be seen with the naked eye. The closest star to the sun, Proxima Centauri, is a red dwarf. Despite its frequent appearance, the term "red dwarf" does not refer to a single kind of star. read more

Scientists think that 20 out of the 30 stars nearest to Earth are red dwarfs; however, none of them can be seen with the naked eye. The closest star to the sun, Proxima Centauri, is a red dwarf. Despite its frequent appearance, the term "red dwarf" does not refer to a single kind of star. read more

Regular stars die when they use up just the hydrogen in their cores, while red dwarfs keep all their hydrogen mixed up and will only die when they’ve used up every last drop. With such an efficient use of hydrogen, red dwarf stars with 10% the mass of the Sun are through to live 10 trillion years. Our own Sun will only last about 12 billion or so. read more

) giant, expelling a planetary nebula, and ending up as a white dwarf, just like larger stars, but perhaps with everything on a smaller and slower scale. read more