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Name a main compact-remnant type left by stellar evolution.

The three standard outcomes: white dwarf, neutron star or stellar-mass black hole. A supernova is an event, not the remnant.

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Neutron starA neutron star is a dense remnant of a massive star’s collapse.
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A white dwarf is the dense exposed core left by a lower-mass star.

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Neutron starA neutron star is a dense remnant of a massive star’s collapse.Aliases: Neutron starsShortest accepted input: Neutron star · 12 characters
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White dwarfA white dwarf is the dense exposed core left by a lower-mass star.Aliases: White dwarfsShortest accepted input: White dwarf · 11 characters
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Black holeStellar-mass black holes can form from the collapse of sufficiently massive stars.Aliases: Stellar-mass black hole · Stellar black hole · Black holesShortest accepted input: Black hole · 10 characters
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Source: NASA · Star types ↗

Reference version: 2026-10-21. See our answer policy for how we handle aliases and omissions.