Oxygen burning

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Term: Oxygen burning
Definition:

The stage when a star fuses oxygen into silicon and sulfur. It occurs only in massive stars, with a mass over eight solar masses.
UAT Astrophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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