Assertion: star | /r/CapableOf | throw off its outer layers
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text: These variations cause the star to pulsate and throw off its outer layers, enshrouding itself in a cocoon of gas and dust.
text: The final fate of the star depends on its mass, with stars of mass greater than about eight times the Sun becoming core collapse supernovae; while smaller stars blow off their outer layers and leave behind the inert core in the form of a white dwarf.