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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 · Star, any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. This article describes the properties and evolution of …

  3. Star Casualty Insurance Company

    Why Choose Us Star Casualty Insurance Company has been providing automobile insurance protection to individuals & families since 1988 Star Casualty’s main office is located in Coral …

  4. 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. …

  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. Stars—facts and information | National Geographic

    Everything you wanted to know about stars These luminous balls of gas helped ancient explorers navigate the seas and now help modern-day scientists navigate the universe.

  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 - Formation, Evolution, Lifecycle | Britannica

    Oct 27, 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 …

  9. Types - NASA Science

    Oct 22, 2024 · The universe’s stars range in brightness, size, color, and behavior. Some types change into others very quickly, while others stay relatively unchanged over

  10. StarChild: Stars - NASA

    A star is a brilliantly glowing sphere of hot gas whose energy is produced by an internal nuclear fusion process. Stars are contained in galaxies. A galaxy contains not only stars, but clouds of …