Page 41 - The Glory in the Heavens

Looking from a
distance, we see
stars as
pentagons or
hexagons.
Actually, stars
are round, just
like our Sun.

Stars give off heat, light and energy. Apart from

tiny stars, there are also very large stars. Surprisingly

the Sun is not a major star as we believe to be; There

are many stars much bigger than it.

Well, did you know that stars also have life
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spans? Stars are not living beings, but just like them,

they are born, lead a life and die.

As we have shown, stars come into existence in
the nebulae. A huge star's life often ends in an

immense explosion, the material that makes it up

being scattered in every direction. From these scat-

tered pieces, there emerge the elements that con-

tribute to the construction of relatively smaller stars

and planets. The Sun and planets within the Solar

System and our Earth have come into being following

the explosion of a huge star in the past.

Now, let's take a tour in our Solar System and see
how it looks!