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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 from Earth …

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

    3 days ago · 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 observable universe, …

  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. What is a Star? Types, Life Cycle, and Fascinating Facts

    May 3, 2025 · A star is a luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. It generates energy through nuclear fusion in its core — a process in which lighter atomic nuclei (typically hydrogen) …

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

    May 8, 2025 · How does a star work? How do they form, live, and eventually die? Learn more about these distant objects and their major importance in the universe.

  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 heavier elements. …

  7. The Stars - Center for Planetary Sciences

    For at least a portion of its life, a star shines due to thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium in its core, releasing energy that traverses the star’s interior and then radiates into outer space.

  8. Stars | Astronomy.com

    Nov 20, 2025 · In this artist’s rendition, the newly discovered planet is shown as a hot, rocky, geologically-active world glowing in the deep red light of its nearby parent star, the M dwarf Gliese 876.

  9. What is a Star? - Universe Guide

    2 days ago · 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 fusion.

  10. WEZF - Star 92.9

    Star On-Demand Mike and Mary - Cozy Calm Home for the Holidays Mike & Mary 12/11/2025 00:00 06:25