A star is a giant ball of hot, glowing gas that shines brightly in space! Stars are what make our night sky so beautiful. When you look up at night, every little dot of light you see is a star that is very, very far away.
- Our Sun is the closest star to Earth.
- The next closest star is over four light-years away.
- Stars are born inside giant clouds of gas and dust called nebulas.
- There are billions and billions of stars in our galaxy alone!
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