People pay high electricity prices, and it costs a lot to bring fuel to this area.

Some companies also test electric cars to show the technology works in cold weather.

High power prices push people to look for new ways of making energy.

Local companies see more interest in solar energy.

Many people want cleaner energy because climate change causes extreme weather and makes some communities leave their homes.

The area gets strong sunlight compared to many places.

Winters are very cold in Canada’s Northwest Territories

They say long summer days give a lot of sunlight.

Officials and businesses now test solar power to lower bills and use less fossil fuel.

Temperatures can drop to minus 45 degrees Celsius.

We are all part of the universe.

A famous scientist, Carl Sagan, says that we come from stars.

The stars are part of us

Our bodies have things like carbon and oxygen.

They send their material into space.

This material makes planets and even people.

Big stars explode

When a star uses all its fuel, it changes

Small stars live longer than big stars.

This makes the star shine and live for a long time

The star gets hot inside

It starts a special process called fusion

This baby star is called a protostar.

Small parts come together and make a baby star.

The clouds are very big and heavy.

Stars come from big, cold clouds of gas and dust.