Our nearest star, the Sun, is 150 million kilometres (93 million miles) away, but each night when this star disappears from view, thousands more fill the night sky. In the most privileged places on Earth, up to 10,000 stars can be seen with the naked eye, and all of them are part of the galaxy we call home.

Our nearest star, the Sun, is 150 million kilometres (93
million miles) away, but each night when this star disappears from view, thousands more fill the night sky. In the most privileged places on Earth, up to
10,000 stars can be seen with the naked eye, and all of them are part of the galaxy we call home.