Forty Ways to Know a Star playful no two patterns are exactly

no two patterns are exactly alike—each one a quiet study in geometry

and an act of grace and rhythm

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Text by Kendra Wilson

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Forty Ways to Know a Star playful no two patterns are exactlyStars, the building blocks of the universe, are simply luminous spheres of plasma held together by gravity, but there are many kinds and many remarkable examples. Astoundingly, there are at least 100 billion stars in our galaxy and an estimated two trillion galaxies in our visible universe. Understanding the birth, life, and death of stars is key to a knowledge of astronomy. 40 Ways to Know a Star offers forty short essays that explore everything from