For stars like our Sun:
* White dwarf: This is the most common end state for stars like our Sun. They are dense, hot, and slowly cool over billions of years.
* Black dwarf: This is a theoretical end state of a white dwarf after it has completely cooled down. This process takes so long that no black dwarfs exist yet.
For massive stars:
* Neutron star: These are incredibly dense objects formed from the core collapse of massive stars. They are only a few miles across, but contain the mass of our Sun.
* Pulsar: This is a type of neutron star that emits beams of radiation from its poles.
* Magnetar: These are neutron stars with extremely strong magnetic fields.
* Black hole: If a massive star collapses under its own gravity, it can form a black hole, a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
Other possibilities:
* Stellar remnant: This is a general term for any object that is left over after a star dies.
* Collapsed star: This term is also a general term for a star that has reached the end of its life and collapsed under its own gravity.
So, the best "other name" for a dead star depends on the specific type of star and the process it went through.
