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Is the sun much larger than all the other stars?

No. The sun only appears much larger than other stars because it is much closer. Many stars are much larger than the sun.


Are stars really little moons?

No. Stars are much larger than planets or moons. Stars are suns, some larger and brighter than our own.


Are red stars bigger than blue stars?

Red stars can be smaller or larger than blue stars as there are two types of red star. Red dwarfs are much smaller than blue stars while red giants are much larger than blue stars.


What is bigger a planet or a star?

Stars are much bigger than planets. The only stars that are smaller than planets are neutron stars.


Is this true that the sun is only one of billions of stars in the galaxy but is much larger than any of the other stars?

False. The sun is one of billions of stars in the Milky Way, but it is not exceedingly large. The sun is larger than the average star, but nothing out of the ordinary. There are many stars much larger than the sun. The sun only appears larger than other stars because it is much closer to Earth.


Star much larger than the sun?

Many stars are larger than our Sun, many are smaller.


Is our sun smaller than other stars?

The sun larger than most other stars, but there are stars larger than the sun as well, some much larger. For example, Antares is a red supergiant 800 times the sun's diameter.


How many times larger is the sun than a star?

The sun is a star. It is larger than some stars but smaller than others. It only appears larger than other stars because it is much closer to us.


Is the sun larger than the other stars?

The sun is larger than some of the other stars. There are many stars that are larger than the sun.


Is the sun is the largest object in the Milkey Way?

No. Our sun is larger than the average star but nothing extraordinary. Other stars are much larger. Our sun only appears larger to us because it is much closer than any other star.


Why does the sun's outshine other stars?

It is closer to us than the other stars so we get a much, much larger fraction of its light compared to other stars. The other stars are so far away that even stars that are much brighter than our sun can only transmit such a small fraction of their light that the tiny fraction we get is consequently much less than the larger fraction of our somewhat dimmer sun.


Why the suns outshine the other stars?

It is closer to us than the other stars so we get a much, much larger fraction of its light compared to other stars. The other stars are so far away that even stars that are much brighter than our sun can only transmit such a small fraction of their light that the tiny fraction we get is consequently much less than the larger fraction of our somewhat dimmer sun.