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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

    Dec 20, 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. 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 …

  5. Fact sheet: Star - Canadian Space Agency

    A star is a giant ball of hot gas that can be compared to a huge engine – hydrogen is its primary fuel. Atoms in the core of stars join together in a physical reaction known as nuclear fusion, …

  6. Star – Definition & Detailed Explanation - Sentinel Mission

    Oct 22, 2025 · Main Sequence: The protostar continues to collapse until nuclear fusion begins in its core, leading to the formation of a stable star. This stage is known as the main sequence, …

  7. 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.

  8. STAR Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STAR is a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night. How to use star in a sentence.

  9. Star - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The amount of material in a star (its mass) is so huge that a nuclear reaction called nuclear fusion goes on inside it. This reaction changes hydrogen to helium and gives off heat.

  10. Star - Formation, Evolution, Lifecycle | Britannica

    Dec 20, 2025 · Star - Formation, Evolution, Lifecycle: Throughout the Milky Way Galaxy (and even near the Sun itself), astronomers have discovered stars that are well evolved or even …