Science
What is a star? – Space.com
The definition of a star is as rich and colorful as, well, the stars themselves.
Paul M. Sutter
is an astrophysicist atSUNY
Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host ofAsk a Spaceman
andSpace Radio
, and author of How to Die in Space
. He contributed this article to Space.com’sExpert Voices: Opinions and Insights
.
It’s easy enough to say what a star is. It’s one of those bright pointy things that twinkle in the night sky
. But beyond that, the actual definition of a star is as rich and colorful as, well, the stars themselves.
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