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you can't really know the universe is so vast that it is impossible to tell if there is a star bigger that the solar system there are numerous amounts of data unknown about space. That's just my knowledge because there is so much we do not know about other solar systems and galaxies. Than again i could be wrong.
If you mean our solar system, then it may be possible, although unlikely. The logical conclusion would be that a star that big would either have so little mass that it would fly apart and cease to exist (or maybe form a Nebula?), or it would have so much mass that it would collapse upon itself and be a smaller star or form a black hole.
If you mean larger than its own solar system, then no, there would not be a solar system since it would be engulfed in the star.
The largest known star, VY Canis Majoris, is thought to be so large that it would extend beyond the orbit of Saturn, if it were to be placed in our solar system. One could think that that's almost as big as the solar system but, if you define the size of the system as the diameter of the orbit of the outermost planet, then it's still only about as big as a third of our solar system.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes. Stars are all different sizes. The sun is a star and the sun is the biggest object in our solar system. Just for a quick comparison: The distance between the earth and the moon is roughly 240,000 miles. The diameter of the sun (a line straight across the sun and going through the middle) is roughly 860,000 miles. The sun is gigantic compared to anything else in the solar system. Imagine VY Canis Majoris - it has a radius around 2,000 times larger than our own Sun. See related link for a pictorial representation
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∙ 15y agoNo, a galaxy is billions of times larger any any star.
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Is the Earth larger or smaller than the average sized star?
Earth is smaller than even the smallest star, not counting dead stellar remnants.
How big is a star compared to the earth?
It depends on what star you compare it to. Stars have many different sizes. Our sun is a star and it is approximately a million times larger than the earth.
What planet is 1 million times bigger than the earth?
We have not yet discovered any planet that is 1 million times bigger than the earth. The sun is approximately 1 million times larger than Earth by volume, but it is a star far larger than any planet.
Is Venus smaller or larger than earth?
The earth is slightly larger than Venus
Why is the sun smaller than earth?
No. The sun is part of the solar system, so it cannot be bigger than it. The mass of the sun is much larger than the mass of the rest of the objects in the solar system put together, which may be what you are referring to.
Is Sirius A an Earth-like star?
No. There is no such thing as an "earth-like star" as Earth is a planet, not a star. Sirius A is a star that is larger and brighter than the sun.
Is the earth larger or smaller than the averaged sized star?
Earth is smaller than even the smallest star, not counting dead stellar remnants.
Is the Earth larger or smaller than the average sized star?
Earth is smaller than even the smallest star, not counting dead stellar remnants.
Is a red giant star bigger than earth?
Yes. Even the smallest star is many times larger than Earth. Earth is a bit more than 12,000 kilometers across. A red giant star is far larger with a diameter of 20 to 100 million kilometers (20,000,000 to 100,000,000).
How is a star compared to the earth?
It depends on what star you compare it to. Stars have many different sizes. Our sun is a star and it is approximately a million times larger than the earth.
Is the sun a giant star farthest from Earth?
No. The sun is the nearest star to Earth. The next closes star is more than 250,000 times farther away. The sun is larger than the average star, but not a giant.
How big is a star compared to the earth?
It depends on what star you compare it to. Stars have many different sizes. Our sun is a star and it is approximately a million times larger than the earth.
Why is your sun a star so much larger than other stars in the sky?
The sun is much closer to Earth than any other star, so it appears much larger to us.
Can a star land on earth?
No. While stars look tiny in the sky they are actually enormous, far larger than Earth.
Why does the sun appear larger than other star when seen from earth?
It's closer to us
The sun looks larger and brighter because it is what star to the earth?
The sun looks larger and brighter because it is the closest star to the earth
What will happen if a star hits earth?
It would be better to ask what would happen if Earth hit a star, as stars are much larger than Earth is. The planet would be vaporized by the intense heat.
