page_title: Nearby Stars Database
section_title: Stated Goal
hierarchical_section_title: Nearby Stars Database / Stated Goal
context_page_description: The Nearby Stars Database began as a NASA project in 1998 and is now based at Northern Arizona University.
context_section_description: The stated mission of NStars "is to be a complete and accurate source of scientific data about all stellar systems within 25 parsecs."
  The website (see below) includes search tools and links to an interactive forum.
caption: Nearest Stars to Earth
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