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Stars

Whether stargazing with the naked eye or observing deep space with the largest telescopes in the world, humans have a seemingly neverending fascination with the stars. Our ancestors saw patterns in their random arrangement, inventing both tales of legendary heroes and the pastime of dot-to-dot in one fell swoop.But it`s only in the last century or so that the natures of these distant lights have been revealed – and it`s more incredible than any legend.How are stars born? How long do they live? And just how many times can you read the word `trillion` before it starts sounding made up?Find out as astronomer Dr Greg Brown of Royal Observatory Greenwich takes a short diversion from obsessing over black holes to illuminate us about the lives of stars – ending in black holes, naturally.

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