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  • Moiya McTier
    • Apr 30, 2019
    • 1 min read

Astronomy Fun Fact #16

The Milky Way makes about 5 new stars every year, but only about one star per year in the Milky Way dies and becomes a planetary nebula. Massive stars die and produce supernovae about once every 100 years.

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