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  1. Stars - NASA Science

    May 2, 2025 · Stars are giant balls of hot gas – mostly hydrogen, with some helium and small amounts of other elements. Every star has its own life cycle, ranging from a few million to …

  2. Star | Definition, Light, Names, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 11, 2025 · A star is any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. Of the tens of billions of trillions of stars in the …

  3. Star - Wikipedia

    Stars are not spread uniformly across the universe but are normally grouped into galaxies along with interstellar gas and dust. A typical large galaxy like the Milky Way contains hundreds of …

  4. Stars: Facts about stellar formation, history and classification

    Sep 26, 2022 · Stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma. There are billions of them — including our own sun — in the Milky Way galaxy. And there are billions of galaxies in the …

  5. Star Facts - Interesting Facts about Stars - Space Facts

    Stars are the main components of galaxies, and were among the first objects to form in the early universe. The closest star to Earth is the Sun. There are 9,096 stars visible to the naked eye in …

  6. Stars—facts and information | National Geographic

    Mar 20, 2019 · Stars are huge celestial bodies made mostly of hydrogen and helium that produce light and heat from the churning nuclear forges inside their cores. Aside from our sun, the dots …

  7. What Is a Star and How Does It Work? - ThoughtCo

    May 8, 2025 · Stars are huge balls of hot, glowing gas that make light and heat through fusion. Stars come in different sizes and colors, and each one has a life cycle like our Sun. As stars …