The Starry Night Sky: A Glimpse into the Vast Diversity of Stars
On clear nights, the sky is adorned with countless stars, most of which are celestial bodies that, like the Sun, generate their own light through nuclear fusion. Our Milky Way galaxy alone harbors hundreds of billions of stars, each varying dramatically in size, luminosity, mass, and density. These distant suns paint the cosmos with a spectrum of brightness and color, offering a window into the universe’s astonishing diversity.