Stars

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This paper examines how a star is a huge, shining ball in space that produces a tremendous amount of light and other forms of energy. It looks at their physical makeup, the different types, and the recycling effect of star evolution on the rest of the universe.

From the Paper:

"Stars have many variants such as age, size, mass, and luminosity, but one thing they have in common is that "about 75 percent of all stars are members of a binary system, a pair of closely spaced stars that orbit each other" (Green, 2005, p. 1). Stars are also grouped together in galaxies such as the Milky Way which hosts more than 100 billion stars. "Three-dimensional computer models of star formation predict that the spinning clouds of dust may break up into two or three blobs; if true, this would explain why the majority of the stars in the Milky Way are paired or in groups of multiple stars" (science@nasa, p.1). Clearly, the structure and formation of individual stars mimics the structure of other important elements of the universe."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Green, P. (2005). "Star." World Book Online reference center. 2005. World Book, Inc. Accessed 6/6/2006 from http://nasa.gov/worldbook/star_worldbook.html
• Lochner, J. (2004). "Stars." NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Accessed 6/6/2006 from http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_12/stars.html
• "How Do Stars Form and Evolve?" (2006). The Science Mission Directorate, science@nasa. Accessed 6/6/2006 from http://hurricanes.nasa.gov/universe/science/stars.html

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