In the context of understanding stellar lives, "high-mass" stars have masses
A) more than about 8 times the mass of our Sun.
B) more than about 3 times the mass of our Sun.
C) the same as our Sun.
D) more than about 100 times the mass of our Sun.
A) more than about 8 times the mass of our Sun.
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