'There are more stars than all the grains of sand on earth.'(Star Facts, 2005:1)Looking up at the sky on a vibrant night, the vision is naturally he lit one with millions of bright, twinkling stars. The tenacity of this essay is to explore the life cycle of a star, and therefore to signify its manifestation in the universe. Stars are a fundamental element of our universe. Therefore, these miniature light forms are essentially very immense in magnitude and it is simply because of their substantial distance from Earth that they appear so insignificant. Scientifically, a star is a ball of hydrogen and helium with sufficient mass to be able to support a nuclear mixture at its core. A huge bright ball of plasma, the brilliance of which is the result of thermonuclear fusion, are all the properties of a star. Additionally, they are held together by gravity. The star by far closest to Earth is probably known to all humans as the Sun. A bright star on Orion's upper left, named Betelgeuse, is so massive that if placed where the sun is, it would swallow up Earth, Mars, and Jupiter!2 Plus, a teaspoon full of neutron star would weigh around “112 million”. tons " . We know that some stars are 600,000 times brighter than the sun; thus the lifespan of a star varies between 1 billion and 10 billion years 2. This essay will discuss the journey of a star from the protostar (fetus) to the final stage as a black hole or white dwarf (old age- dead). Each star begins as a protostar and works its way up to the main sequence (adulthood). A protostar is the birth of a star; they are large clouds of hydrogen, helium and dust. Additionally, they are often found in groups of clusters combined at the same time. A star truly initiates through its own gravitational reduction...... middle of paper ......ners.com/astronomy/facts.phpConstellations. Retrieved October 12, 2011 from http://www.wingmakers.co.nz/Constellations.htmlFacts about Stars. Retrieved October 12, 2011, from http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-stars-3339.htmlMain Sequence Stars. Retrieved November 1, 2011 from http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/senior/astrophysics/stellarevolution_mainsequence.html#mspropertiesProtostar. Retrieved October 24, 2011 from http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00108/protostar_frameset.htmRed Giant. Retrieved November 1, 2011, from http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00108/redgiantpage_frameset.htmBOOKS: Conway, A, Coleman, R. 2003, A Beginner's guide to the Universe, Press Syndicate, The University of Cambridge, Kingdom -United. Penston, M, Morison I. 2004, Astronomy, New Holland Publishers, London, England.