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Stars are smaller than the moon because they are further away. They're not actually smaller, its just because they are so far away. Stars are actually very large.
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Is the moon big then the stars?
No. The moon is about 400 times smaller than the Sun, which is an average star. Even the smallest stars are at least 50 times larger than the moon in diameter.
What is bigger star or moon?
it depends some stars are huge,10x the sun, and some are puny, smaller or about the same as the moon
Are the stars further than the moon?
Yes. They look smaller but they are bigger. They only look smaller because they are further away.
Moon is smaller than star but appear bigger from earth?
Correct. The moon appears larger than the stars because it is much closer to us.
Are stars bigger or the moon?
Stars are much much bigger than the moon. They only appear to be smaller because they are so far away as compared to the moon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A star is a gigantic celestial body of hot gas that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior. The moon appears bigger because it is so much closer to us than the stars. The sun is also considered as a star.
Is Saturn smaller than moon?
no, the moon is smaller than Saturn
Is the moon bigger or smaller than earth?
moon is smaller
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.
Why does the moon seem so big compared to the stars?
Because the Moon is much nearer than the stars to the Earth.
Why does the moon look brighter than the stars?
moon is too nearer to earth than stars
How bigger is the moon compared with the stars?
It's not, the stars are bigger but the are farther away so they look smaller. Note, there are collapsed stars of degenerate matter known as neutron stars that would be substantially smaller than our moon (maybe a quarter mile across), but have a mass closer to that of our sun. These are a special case of star. White dwarf stars would also be fairly small, though not nearly as small as our moon. Closer to the size of earth.
Why do stars at night look smaller than the moon?
It is very simple answer; moon closer than earth in campair of star. everything which is closer to you is seen bigger in campair thing which is far away from you.
