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What makes stars glow?
Stars glow because the enormous pressure deep inside generates ...
How hot is a star?
The surface temperature of the coolest stars is below 6,300°F ...
What makes stars twinkle?
Stars twinkle because the Earth's atmosphere is never still, and ...
What colour are stars?
It depends how hot they are. The colour of medium-sized stars varies ...
What is a pulsar?
Pulsars are stars that flash out intense radio pulses every ten ...
How old are the stars?
Stars are dying and being born all the time. Big bright stars live ...
What is a red giant?
Red giants are the huge, cool stars formed as surface gas on ...
What are the oldest stars?
The oldest stars we know of are not stars at all, but simply look ...
What is a white dwarf?
White dwarfs are the small white stars formed as stars smaller than ...
What are neutron stars?
Neutron stars are all that remains of a supergiant star after a ...
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