I did a search on exploding stars here and found this previous forum message link
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/For...ML/001221.html
I bumped it up for you (dying stars)
The only thing that will currently work in a stock game is to build a constructed world(ring or sphere world) on the star. This will replace the star with a constructed world.
[This message has been edited by Hydraa (edited 16 May 2001).]