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It's a lot closer to the Earth than any other star. The second closest star to the Earth is 5 Light Years away. The Sun is 8 minutes away from the Earth, traveling at the speed of light.

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Q: Why is the sun the brighter than other stars?
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Why is the sun brighter than all other stars?

The sun only appears brighter than other stars because it is much closer to us.


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 us than any other stars.


Is the sun brighter because it is closer than the other stars?

It is better to say that the sun appears brighter because it is closer. Some stars are actually brighter than the sun.


Is there something brighter than sun?

yes other stars


Why does the sun look brighter than other stars?

Simple, even though the sun is dimmer then many stars, it is over a thousand times closer to the earth and thus is larger to us and brighter


What is the brighter than stars?

There are many stars that are brighter than the sun. Deneb shines the brightest in the constellation Cygnus and is much farther from Earth than most of the other stars you see. Deneb is about 100,000 times brighter than the Sun. HR 5171, has a diameter 1,300 times the sun and is a million times brighter than the sun. R136a1 weighs up to 300 times the mass of the Sun and is close to 10 million times brighter than the sun.


Is the sun brighter than a star?

Yes, the sun s brighter than most stars, but it is dimmer than most of the stars we can see with our naked eye.


Why does the sun look bigger and brighter than all the other stars?

It is the closest star to us and that is why it looks bigger and brighter.


Why does the sun appear so large in our bright sky?

because it closer to earth than other stars so it appears larger


How is the light from our sun different from other stars?

It isn't. The sun appears bigger and brighter than other stars only because is is much closer to us.


Is the sun equally bright as other stars?

No it is not. It is less bright than some, but brighter than others.


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.