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Each star is another solar system. If a star (a sun) was closer than the moon the earth would burn up into nothing.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoProxima Centauri, the nearest star is over 4 light years from the Earth. The sun is 93 million miles from Earth.
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How many stars orbit the moon?
None. Stars do not orbit the moon. They are murch farther away and much larger than the moon is.
Why stars are not as bright as the moon?
In terms of actual brightness the stars are much brighter than the moon and some are even brighter than the sun. They only appear dim because they are much farther away than either the sun or the moon.
Are stars close to the moon?
No. The stars are much farther away than the moon is. For reference, it takes a little more than a second for light to reach us from the moon. The light from the nearest star (other than the sun) takes more than 4 years to reach us.
Is the moon stars or Saturn farther from the earth?
Some stars are very far, more then Saturn so they look small.
Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?
The moon is much closer to us than any planet or star. Venus comes the closest to us out of all the planets, and event at its closest is still more than 100 times farther away the the moon is. The nearest star other than the sun is several million times farther away than the moon is.
How many stars orbit the moon?
None. Stars do not orbit the moon. They are murch farther away and much larger than the moon is.
Is it normal for the stars to be closer to the moon?
Closer than what ?? The sun is 390 times farther from the moon than we are,and the next nearest star is about 109 million times farther from the moon thanwe are.
Why stars are not as bright as the moon?
In terms of actual brightness the stars are much brighter than the moon and some are even brighter than the sun. They only appear dim because they are much farther away than either the sun or the moon.
Why do stars look smaller than your moon when in fact they are much bigger?
Because they are much farther away. The farther away something is the smaller it looks.
What does it means when the moon is next of a star?
It doesn't mean anything. There are always stars next to the Moon. Actually the stars are much farther away, but the stars that happen to be in the same direction seem to be next to the Moon.It doesn't mean anything. There are always stars next to the Moon. Actually the stars are much farther away, but the stars that happen to be in the same direction seem to be next to the Moon.It doesn't mean anything. There are always stars next to the Moon. Actually the stars are much farther away, but the stars that happen to be in the same direction seem to be next to the Moon.It doesn't mean anything. There are always stars next to the Moon. Actually the stars are much farther away, but the stars that happen to be in the same direction seem to be next to the Moon.
Are stars close to the moon?
No. The stars are much farther away than the moon is. For reference, it takes a little more than a second for light to reach us from the moon. The light from the nearest star (other than the sun) takes more than 4 years to reach us.
How is the moon bigger than the sun?
that is not true the sun is bigger than the moon The moon is much, much, much smaller than the sun. It only looks bigger because the sun is much farther away than the moon. Many stars are much bigger than the sun, but they only look like points of light because they are so much more farther away.
Are there stars between the moon and your solar system?
No. The moon is in the solar system. The only star in the solar system is the sun. All other stars are much farther away than any object in the solar system.
Which is farther the stars or Saturn?
The stars, apart from our Sun, are much farther away than Saturn.
Is moon is farther or star is farther from earth?
Some stars are very far, more then Saturn so they look small.
Do astronauts go past the stars?
No. The stars are much farther away than any spacecraft we have sent, manned or unmanned. The farthest any astronauts have been from Earth is around the far side of the moon, the closest object in space to Earth. Even the closest stars (other than the sun) are millions of times farther away.
Is the moon stars or Saturn farther from the earth?
Some stars are very far, more then Saturn so they look small.
