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Star

A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on the planet. Some other stars are visible from Earth during the night when they are not obscured by atmospheric phenomena, appearing as a multitude of fixed luminous points because of their immense distance.

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  • NASA

Can AI help NASA find aliens on starless rogue planets?

  • Tristan Greene
  • 3 years ago
Sun-like stars enjoy eating their own planets, new research reveals
  • Earth

Sun-like stars enjoy eating their own planets, new research reveals

  • The Conversation
  • 3 years ago
Why are stars and moons round? And comets and asteroids… not?
  • Asteroid

Why are stars and moons round? And comets and asteroids… not?

  • The Conversation
  • 3 years ago

Our universe may have a doppelganger full of white holes and black stars
  • Quantum

Our universe may have a doppelganger full of white holes and black stars

  • Tristan Greene
  • 3 years ago
At last, a possible explanation for the Milky Way’s heavy elements from 13 billion years ago
  • Milky Way

At last, a possible explanation for the Milky Way’s heavy elements from 13 billion years ago

  • The Conversation
  • 4 years ago
These greedy black holes just swallowed two neutron stars and it’s a pretty big deal
  • black hole

These greedy black holes just swallowed two neutron stars and it’s a pretty big deal

  • The Conversation
  • 4 years ago
Massive stellar flare from our closest star is a bad sign for aliens
  • Star

Massive stellar flare from our closest star is a bad sign for aliens

  • The Conversation
  • 4 years ago
How to spot shooting stars from the Geminid meteor shower this week
  • Space

How to spot shooting stars from the Geminid meteor shower this week

  • The Cosmic Companion
  • 4 years ago
Spooky space: Blue ring nebula reveals the secrets of binary stars
  • Star

Spooky space: Blue ring nebula reveals the secrets of binary stars

  • The Cosmic Companion
  • 4 years ago
Enjoy stargazing while you can, SpaceX Starlink is about to ruin it
  • Satellite

Enjoy stargazing while you can, SpaceX Starlink is about to ruin it

  • The Conversation
  • 4 years ago

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