Stars twinkle because they are very, very far away! 🌟 When their light travels through the air around Earth, it wobbles like a little dance. That’s why they look like they’re blinking at you!
Imagine looking at a light through a wobbly glass—it would look shaky too! That’s what happens to starlight.
Stars twinkle because their light travels through Earth’s atmosphere, which is full of moving air! 🌍✨ The light bends slightly as it passes through different layers of warm and cold air, making the star appear to flicker.
This effect is called scintillation. Planets like Venus or Jupiter usually don’t twinkle as much because they are closer and look bigger in the sky.
Stars twinkle due to atmospheric turbulence. Earth’s atmosphere is made of gases that move and change temperature, causing light from stars to refract (bend) unevenly as it reaches our eyes. 🔭✨
This effect is more noticeable for stars than planets because stars are point-like sources of light, while planets appear as tiny disks, making their light steadier.
Astronomers use telescopes in space (like Hubble) to avoid this distortion and see stars clearly!