Journey of a Star
Scroll to witness the cosmos
Scroll to witness the cosmos
In the cold depths of the Orion Arm, clouds of hydrogen and dust swirl in cosmic ballet. Gravity whispers its ancient invitation, and molecules begin their dance toward destiny.
Mass accumulates. Pressure builds. At the heart of the collapsing cloud, temperatures climb toward ten million degrees. The protostar stirs, not yet burning, but dreaming of fusion.
Hydrogen fuses to helium. Light erupts. For billions of years, our star burns steady and true—a beacon for worlds that form in its gravitational embrace. Life stirs on the third stone.
The hydrogen dwindles. The core contracts while outer layers swell a hundredfold. Once-familiar worlds are consumed by the crimson tide. The star grows old, but its heart burns hotter than ever.
In a single cataclysmic instant, the star unleashes more energy than it produced in its entire lifetime. Elements forged in stellar fire—iron, gold, uranium—scatter across the cosmos. Death becomes the seed of new creation.
From death, beauty. The remnant nebula glows with the light of ionized gases. At its heart, a neutron star spins—a cosmic lighthouse. And in distant clouds, new stars begin their own journeys. The cycle continues, forever.