Regina G. Barber talks to Sarafina about three winter constellations, and journey through the life cycle of a star. Curious about the night sky?

The life cycle of a star starts with dense regions in the nebula and ends in a supernova explosion. Keep up with the latest science news with Futurism.

Our closest neighbor, Proxima Centauri, shines brightly in this Hubble image. Just one-eighth the mass of the Sun, Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf.

Revise the life cycle of a star for your physics GCSE foundation and higher triple science exams with Bitesize interactive practice quizzes covering feedback and common errors.

The star was at the end of its life cycle when it profusely produced and expelled dust into space more than 4.6 billion years ago.