Look up into the night sky. Do you see the moon shining bright? The moon shines bright most nights. But every night it is changing.
You can see a lot of stars in the sky on a clear night. They look like little white dots in the sky. Stars are not small. They only look small because they are very far away. We do have one star that is close to us. That star is the sun. Did you know that the sun is really a star? It is! Like all stars, the sun is made of hot gases. The gases give off light and heat. Without the sun, the Earth would be cold and dark. No plants, animals, or people could live. Luckily, the sun will burn brightly for millions more years. It's a good thing we have the sun!
You can see a lot of stars in the sky on a clear night. They look like little white dots in the sky. Stars are not small. They only look small because they are very far away.
We do have one star that is close to us. That star is the sun. Did you know that the sun is really a star? It is!
Like all stars, the sun is made of hot gases. The gases give off light and heat. Without the sun, the Earth would be cold and dark. No plants, animals, or people could live. Luckily, the sun will burn brightly for millions more years. It's a good thing we have the sun!
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You can see a lot of stars in the sky on a clear night. They look like little white dots in the sky. [1.2] Stars are not small. They only look small because they are very far away.
We do have one star that is close to us. [1.3] That star is the sun. Did you know that the sun is really a star? It is!