We stare up at the stars and, to us, they look to be microscopic dots suspended in the sky. In reality, stars are more than just points of light that we gaze upon at night. They are giant celestial bodies that are the universe's "factories" for creating elements and providing the energy necessary for life.
They are not static dots but immense, burning spheres of gas, so distant that they appear tiny to us. Without stars, there would be no carbon for life or oxygen for us to breathe. The elements created by stars are also what make up planets, moons, and all other celestial bodies.