Under construction

Stars

Giant balls of glowing gas, from our own Sun to red supergiants that would swallow the orbit of Jupiter.

This part of the universe is still being built. Our crew is pouring dark matter and tightening the event horizon, so please keep a safe distance from the black hole.

Coming to this sector

  • How stars are born, live and die (some quietly, some with a supernova)
  • The brightest and the biggest stars in our sky
  • Why stars come in different colors
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The first image of a black hole: a glowing orange ring around the dark shadow of M87*.

M87* · Image: EHT Collaboration

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Stars we've mapped so far

Their pages are open for visitors while the rest of this sector is being built.