There are many different types of stars including binary stars, proto-stars, dwarfs, super giants, supernovas, neutron stars, pulsars, etc.
Types of stars
Stars form groupings called galaxies.
How many stars are there?
- about 3,000 stars ca be seen with the unaided eye.
-about 100,000 stars can be seen with a small telescope.
- A typical galaxy like our Milky Way may contain around 10^12 stars.
- Therefore, an estimated number of the stars in the universe would be around 10^24 stars.