Earth’s Sky

Stars

Other than the moon, there are natural objects that you can see in the night sky. These are stars, which are huge balls of gases. Though we may think of the sun as an enormous natural object, it is actually just a medium-size star. Other stars are much bigger than the sun.

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Except for the sun, stars look like round things twinkling in the sky. This is because stars are so far from Earth and their light travels through several layers of its atmosphere. As the stars’ light move through the layers, their light gets bent.