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  • Lifespan of a 150 Solar Mass Star: A Stellar Clock
    A star with 150 solar masses would have a very short lifetime, estimated to be around a few million years.

    Here's why:

    * Massive stars burn fuel much faster: They have incredibly high core temperatures and pressures, causing them to fuse hydrogen into helium at a much faster rate than smaller stars.

    * Shorter lifespan: The faster they burn, the quicker they exhaust their fuel supply.

    Here's a general rule of thumb:

    * A star's lifetime is inversely proportional to the cube of its mass.

    * So, a star 150 times more massive than the Sun will have a lifespan roughly (1/150)^3 times shorter.

    While a few million years might seem long, it's incredibly short compared to the Sun's lifespan of around 10 billion years. These massive stars live fast and die young!

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