What Makes the Stars Twinkle?

Stars twinkle because the air in our atmosphere is moving around. Imagine you're looking at a light through a wobbly glass of water, it flickers, right? The same thing happens with stars: the Earth's atmosphere moves and changes temperature, making the starlight bend and flicker as it comes down to us. It’s like the sky has its own version of a wobbly glass!

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  1. A child looks up at the night sky, watching a star flicker like it’s blinking in the dark.
  2. You see a star twinkling as you walk across the street on a cold evening.
  3. The stars seem to dance when there's a breeze outside.

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