What is a star?

A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma held together by gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Is there anything else that ChaCha may answer for you?

Answered by Adrienne N. - 591 days ago at 5:01pm on Jul 01 2010

Star: a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.

Answered - 851 days ago at 6:55pm on Oct 14 2009

A star is a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.

Answered by Joseph . - 1051 days ago at 4:27am on Mar 28 2009

A star is any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.

Answered by Kari-Ann S. - 1074 days ago at 3:32pm on Mar 05 2009

The difference between a star and a planet is that a star emits light produced in its interior and planets only reflect light.

Answered by Christine E. - 1074 days ago at 4:29am on Mar 05 2009

A natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night b: a self-luminous gaseous spheroidal celestial body of great MORE?

Answered by Rebecca S. - 1077 days ago at 3:10pm on Mar 02 2009

Star n 1: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.

Answered by Elizabeth S. - 1079 days ago at 2:11pm on Feb 28 2009

A self-luminous celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity. Thanks for using ChaCha!

Answered by Garet M. - 1088 days ago at 6:31pm on Feb 18 2009