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  2. Star - Wikipedia

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    A star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. 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 from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light.

  3. Lists of stars - Wikipedia

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    EBLM J0555-57Ab — is one of the smallest stars ever discovered. HR 465 — chemically peculiar variable star. MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1 (or Icarus) — second most distant star, 9 billion light years away. [1] [2] P Cygni — suddenly brightened in the 17th century.

  4. Stellar designations and names - Wikipedia

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    In practice, names are only universally used for the very brightest stars ( Sirius, Arcturus, Vega, etc.) and for a small number of slightly less bright but "interesting" stars ( Algol, Polaris, Mira, etc.). For other naked eye stars, the Bayer or Flamsteed designation is often preferred. In addition to the traditional names, a small number of ...

  5. Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 31

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    Dancing with the Stars (season 31) - Week 5 (Night 1) "Let's Get Married (ReMarquable Remix)" — Jagged Edge, feat. RUN. Each couple performed one unlearned dance recalling their high school prom nights, and a dance marathon to the hustle and Lindy Hop for bonus points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

  6. Stellar evolution - Wikipedia

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    Stellar evolution is the process by which a star changes over the course of time. Depending on the mass of the star, its lifetime can range from a few million years for the most massive to trillions of years for the least massive, which is considerably longer than the current age of the universe. The table shows the lifetimes of stars as a ...

  7. Constellation - Wikipedia

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    Constellation. A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object. [1] The origins of the earliest constellations likely go back to prehistory.

  8. Portal:Stars - Wikipedia

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    Random portal. Introduction. Image of the Sun, a G-type main-sequence star, the closest to Earth. A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light.

  9. Sirius - Wikipedia

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    Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios ), meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated α CMa or Alpha CMa. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice ...