Low mass star Long, stable life Much less light and heat Ends its life cycle as a white dwarf

Solar Type Stars Medium life cycle, Medium light and heat Ends its life cycle by ejecting a planetary nebula

High Mass Star Most light and heat, short life cycle Ends its life cycle as a supernova, if large enough can form a black hole.

Types of planets Small rocky Large Rocky Venus Mercury

Moon of a rocky planet Phobos – moon of Mars Earth’s Moon Deimos – Mars’ other moon

Moon of a gas giant Io (right) and Ganymede (above), 2 moons of Jupiter Triton (right) and Miranda (left) , 2 moons of Neptune

Moon of a brown dwarf Artist’s conception of a brown dwarf. We do not have any photographs of a moon orbiting a brown dwarf

Surfaces: Liquid, Titan Solid – rock, Mars Gas, Saturn Solid – Ice, Mixture, Earth Solid – rock, Mars Solid – Ice, Europa