KnowraStellar mass lossLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Stellar mass loss, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 1Related 9Narrower topic 1Stellar windRelated: Wind-driven mass loss changes stellar evolution and the material returned to space.Wolf–Rayet starRelated: Sustained mass loss removes the outer envelope and reveals deeper nuclear-burning layers.Circumstellar mediumNarrower topic: Circumstellar gas and dust preserve evidence of this transfer from star to space.Ring NebulaRelated: Ejected stellar material became the expanding shell now seen as the nebula.MiraRelated: Mira’s pulsations help lift gas from its atmosphere into a wind.Cat's Eye NebulaRelated: Successive episodes of mass loss contributed to the nebula's layered appearance.VY Canis MajorisRelated: VY Canis Majoris has shed large amounts of material into its circumstellar environment.HypergiantBroader topic: This process can strip a hypergiant's outer layers before its final collapse.CW LeonisRelated: A dense outflow from CW Leonis supplies its surrounding envelope.Type Ib and Ic supernovaeRelated: Mass loss removes the outer layers that would otherwise produce hydrogen lines.Yellow supergiantRelated: Their extended atmospheres can shed material as they approach later evolutionary stages.