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The moon is not a star. It is a large ball of rock that orbits Earth as a satellite. A star is a huge ball of burning gas. Our star is called The Sun.
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Is the moon the closet planet to the earth?
The moon that revolves around the earth is not a star, it is part of the earth that was thrown off into space when the earth was hit by a large asteroid early in its development, about 30 million years after the earth first was formed. The closest star to the Earth is our Sun, it is a star and it is called Sol.
What is the main but closest star to the moon called?
The closest star to the moon is the Sun, of course. But if you mean looking up into the night sky, there would be different stars appearing next to the moon all the time, because the earth is moving and the moon is moving and the stars are unbelievably far away.
What is the name of the star that is closest to the moon right now?
In English, we just call it "the Sun".
What is the closest star to us after the sun?
the closest star to us after the sun is called Proxima Centauri.
When you are standing at sea level which are we closest to the earths core or moon surface?
The Earth's radius is only 4000 miles (approx.). The moon is approx. 250,000 miles away. The moon loses by a lot.
What is earths closest neighbor?
venus
Is the moon the star closest to earth true or false?
false the moon is not a star
What is the closest star to earth?
The Moon
When is the sun and the earths moon at their closest point?
That would be at the moment of the New Moon closest to perihelion, which happens to be the one closest to New Years day or January 2. The moon is then in between the Earth and sun, while the Earth/Moon system is closest to the sun.
What are earths closets neighbors?
Our moon is closest. Mars and Venus are our planetary neighbors.
What planet or moon would people on earth consider to be the star of the night?
earths moon
What is the earths closest star why is this star important to earth?
The Sun is the Earth's closest star. Without the Sun there would be no light and no heat and life would not be able to exist on Earth.
Does the star enter the moon?
Stars and the moon are very very far away. the closest star is over 20 light years away. and, the moon is very very small compared to a star. so a star couldent enter the moon, the moon would enter a star.
Is the moon the closet planet to the earth?
The moon that revolves around the earth is not a star, it is part of the earth that was thrown off into space when the earth was hit by a large asteroid early in its development, about 30 million years after the earth first was formed. The closest star to the Earth is our Sun, it is a star and it is called Sol.
Is one star is between the earth and the moon?
No. The moon is the closest astronomical object to Earth. The closest star to Earth is the sun, which is about 400 times farther away than the moon. The next nearest star is more than 260,000 times farther away than the sun.
What is the main but closest star to the moon called?
The closest star to the moon is the Sun, of course. But if you mean looking up into the night sky, there would be different stars appearing next to the moon all the time, because the earth is moving and the moon is moving and the stars are unbelievably far away.
How far are earths neighbors?
Earth's closest neighboring star is the sun; about 93 million miles away.
