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Simply because it's a lot closer to us! The next-nearest star to us, Proxima Centauri, is about 271,000 times further away than the Sun. To put that in perspective, it takes light between 8 and 9 minutes to reach us from the Sun, and over 4.3 YEARS to reach us from Proxima Centauri! And most stars are much, much further away than that...
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Are stars bigger than moons?
Yes, much bigger. The stars appear tiny because they are unimaginably far away. The stars we see at night are suns, some bigger and brighter than out son, some with their own planets orbiting them.
Why can't we see some stars that are bigger than the sun?
Some of the stars you see in the night sky are in fact bigger than the sun. They only appear small because they are many times farther away than the sun.
Why does the sun appear bigger than the stars you are the sky at night?
Because the sun is closer to us than any other star NOTE: The sun is NOT bigger than any other star, they are all the same size.
Why does the moon appear bigger than the stars?
Because it is way closer than other stars!
How are planets different than stars in the night sky?
the difference is that stars are much bigger in size than a planet
Why does the moon seem bigger than any other star?
The moon is much closer to Earth than any other star, which makes it appear larger in the sky. Stars are actually much larger than the moon, but their distance from Earth makes them appear as tiny points of light in the night sky.
Why do some stars look bigger than the other stars?
Some stars appear bigger than others due to their intrinsic luminosity, distance from Earth, and atmospheric effects. Brighter stars or those closer to Earth may appear larger in the sky, while atmospheric distortion can also make stars seem larger than they actually are.
Why does the sun appear bigger than the stars?
Because we are closer to the sun than to the stars. The sun is bigger than SOME stars. Stars can be all different sizes. Some stars are in fact smaller than our sun but not as small as they appear to be. On the other hand, some stars are hundreds even thousands times larger than the sun we see. They only look small because they are so far away.
Why are stars in the night sky so much smaller than our star?
They are not. The stars at night only appear smaller than the sun because they are much farther away.
Is your sun smaller or bigger than stars in the night sky?
some stars are smaller than sun remaining stars are bigger than sun.
Why does the sun appear larger than the stars seen in the night sky?
Because the sun is closer to earth than other stars
Why does the sun appear bigger and brighter than the other stars?
The sun appears bigger and brighter than other stars because it is much closer to Earth compared to the distant stars. Stars are actually suns, but they look tiny and faint because of their immense distance from us.
