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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 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. Star Island Resort and Club | Family Resort in Kissimmee, Florida

    Star Island combines the comfort of luxury living with our own version of the “star treatment”. You’ll find a fitness center and full-service Spa that will beckon and pamper you with …

  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. News - Jamaica Star

    Jamaica Eye footage lands woman in jail for $1.2m theft in Spanish Town

  6. 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.

  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. 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.

  9. What is a Star? (article) | Stars | Khan Academy

    Where Do Stars Come From? Every star forms in a huge cloud of gas and dust. Over time, gravity causes the cloud to contract, drawing the gas closer and closer together. As more gas …

  10. What Is a Star? | Types of Stars - Sky & Telescope

    Jul 15, 2014 · A star is a luminous ball of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, held together by its own gravity. Nuclear fusion reactions in its core support the star against gravity and produce …