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Our sun is about average compared to other stars. Some are much smaller (white dwarfs) and others are much larger.

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Some stars are bigger, some are smaller. Our Sun is approximately in the percentile 85 or 90, meaning that much percent of other stars are smaller and dimmer than our Sun.

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Is your sun smaller or bigger than stars in the night sky?

some stars are smaller than sun remaining stars are bigger than sun.


Is sun bigger than star or star bigger than sun?

The sun is a star, some stars are larger and other are smaller.


Is the size of the sun really bigger than other stars?

No. The sun is a star. It is actually one of the smaller types of stars.


What are the size of the stars?

For example, our Sun has a diameter of about 1.4 million kilometers. Some other stars are bigger - up to hundreds of times bigger. The majority of stars, however, are smaller than our Sun.


Are all stars bigger than the sun?

No. Most stars are actually smaller than the sun.


How much bigger is the sun than other stars and why is it more important?

The sun is bigger than some stars but smaller than others. It is more important to us than other stars because it is the only one close enough to provides us with a substantial amount of energy.


How is the sun different from other stars relative to earth?

The Sun is bigger than some stars and smaller than others. It is brighter than some stars and dimmer than others. Relative to the Earth it is much closer than all other stars.


Why is the sun so much bigger than other stars?

It is not. The other stars seem smaller because they are farther away.


Why do bigger stars die more quickly?

Bigger stars get hotter, and use up their fuel much faster than smaller stars.


Is sun bigger than star?

The sun is a star. For mass and size: Stars come in various sizes in masses and you will find smaller and bigger stars than our sun.


Are smaller stars cooler than bigger stars?

That's an opinion, but if you meant temperature-wise, the answer would be smaller stars because of the gas and pressure.


Why do some stars look bigger than the other stars?

This is either because the star in question is actually bigger than other stars, or became it is closer to the observer (Earth) than other stars.