
Stars
Stars are suns, but very far away.
Sparks wonder about the night sky
5 min read · 4-6
Listen to this storyThe story
Deep in space, the friendly Sun shone brightly, warming its family of planets with cozy, golden light.
When the little planets fell asleep, the Sun looked out into the deep, dark void and wondered about the tiny, silent sparkles.
"Who are you?" the Sun whispered, waving a warm solar flare across the cold, silent cosmos.
The distant, tiny pinpricks of light twinkled back softly, as if whispering a secret greeting.
The Sun stretched its warmest rays out into the freezing cold, reaching toward the twinkling lights.
Colorful, swirling nebulae and dusty comets danced across the dark path, trying to block the golden light.
The brave Sun shone right through the dusty clouds, its golden light determined to reach the distant stars.
The golden light traveled deeper and deeper into the vast, quiet void, crossing millions of miles.
As the light drew closer, the tiny sparkles grew. They were not small at all, but magnificent, glowing spheres of fire!
The Sun smiled with joy, realizing these giant, glowing stars were its very own cosmic brothers and sisters.
Back home, the little planets woke up to a sky filled with beautiful, twinkling stars that felt like old friends.
Now, the happy Sun glows brightly, knowing that we are never truly alone in the beautiful, twinkling dark.
More Like This
The Sun
The sun is a star close enough to keep us warm.
Day and Night
The sun does not go out — we turn away from it.
The Blue Planet
From very far away, Earth is a small blue dot.
Counting Planets
Eight planets go around our sun, and each one is different.
Dinosaurs
Very big animals lived here long ago, and then they did not.
Rockets
A rocket pushes fire down so that it can go up.
SpaceMore from this show
The Moon
The moon changes shape each night, but it is always the same moon.
Counting Planets
Eight planets go around our sun, and each one is different.
The Sun
The sun is a star close enough to keep us warm.
Rockets
A rocket pushes fire down so that it can go up.
Shadows
A shadow is what happens when something blocks the light.
The Blue Planet
From very far away, Earth is a small blue dot.
Jupiter
A storm bigger than Earth has been blowing for centuries on a planet made of gas.








