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  1. Star - Wikipedia

    A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. [1] The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances …

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

    Oct 27, 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. Stars - NASA Science

    May 2, 2025 · A star’s gas provides its fuel, and its mass determines how rapidly it runs through its supply, with lower-mass stars burning longer, dimmer, and cooler than very massive stars.

  4. TN Online News, TN Local News Today, Breaking News - TN Star

    4 days ago · TN Star also offers coverage on sports, business, politics, health, jobs, real estate, travel, and education news. TN Star provides unbiased updates on Investigative Reports, …

  5. Stars—facts and information | National Geographic

    These large, swelling stars are known as red giants. But there are different ways a star’s life can end, and its fate depends on how massive the star is.

  6. What is a star? - Cool Cosmos

    A star is a huge sphere of very hot, glowing gas. Stars produce their own light and energy by a process called nuclear fusion. Fusion happens when lighter elements are forced to become …

  7. What is a Star? - Universe Guide

    Nov 16, 2025 · The simplest way to describe a star is that it is a great ball of fire, but it is more complicated than that. A star is a giant ball of hydrogen turning into helium through nuclear …

  8. Star – Definition & Detailed Explanation - Sentinel Mission

    Oct 22, 2025 · Yellow Dwarf Stars: Our sun is a yellow dwarf star, with a temperature of about 5,500 degrees Celsius. These stars are medium-sized and are in the middle of the …

  9. What Is a Star? | Scientific American

    Apr 11, 2025 · In a very broad sense, a star is simply one of those twinkling points of light you can see in the night sky. But that’s not terribly satisfying in either lexicological or physical terms.

  10. Star Facts: The Basics of Star Names and Stellar Evolution

    Sep 26, 2022 · How are stars named? And what happens when they die? These star facts explain the science of the night sky.