Helium star transform into a red giant after losing its hydrogen envelope in the future. Helium star A helium star or helium strong star is a class O or B star (blue), which has extraordinarily strong helium lines and weaker than normal hydrogen lines, indicating strong stellar winds and a mass loss of the outer envelope. "Extreme helium stars" (EHe) entirely lack hydrogen in their spectra. Previously, a "helium star" was a synonym for a B class star, but this usage is considered obsolete. A "helium star" is also a term for a hypothetical star that could occur if two helium white
Giant star giant or supergiant spectral features while still burning hydrogen in their cores, due to mixing of heavy elements to the surface and high luminosity which produces a powerful stellar wind and causes the star's atmosphere to expand. A star whose initial mass is less than approximately will not become a giant star at all. For most of their lifetimes, such stars have their interior thoroughly mixed by convection and so they can continue fusing hydrogen for a time in excess of 10 years, much longer than the current age of the Universe. They steadily become hotter and more luminous throughout