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Why stars?

Author:      chelsea
Why are there stars?

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Author:      samuel p bowen
Good question.  Matter attracts itself to other matter.  So stuff collects
in blobs.  If the blobs contain nuclei that can be transformed into more
stable nuclei and give off energy, then a star is formed.  The star "burns"
the little nuclei of hydrogen and makes helium.  The energy that is left
over makes starlight.

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