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All stars are hot. Blue stars are the hottest. The hotter a star is, the shorter the wavelength of light it emits. Blue light has a shorter wavelengths than most other colors.

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Is the blue or red star hot?

The blue star is the hottest star.


What can be said about a red star and a blue star?

A red star is cool whereas a blue star is hot.


How does a star's color relate to how hot it is?

It relates to how hot it is because if it was blue it would be a hotstar and it it was red it would be a cool star!


Why is a blue star hotter than a red star?

If a blue star wasn't so hot - it wouldn't be a blue star - it would be a white star.See related question for more details.


Is the star Rigel red?

No, it is blue (very hot). Betelgeuse, also in the constellation of Orion, is red.


What do the color of the stars mean?

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Which star is hotter a red star or a blue star?

a blue star is hotter then a red star because it is younger and thus has more energy. a good example of this is when you look at a flame on a lighter you see blue light at the bottom because blue is hottest and closest to the heat source whereas the red-orange flame at the top is farther away from the heat source and thus is not as hot as the blue.


What does color indicate in stars?

How hot or cool a star is. For example if a star is red, it's cooler. If a star is more blue, it's hotter.


What does the color tell us about a star?

A star's color tell us how old the star is and how hot the star is. A blue star is very hot and is young, a yellow star is cooler than blue, but hotter than red and is about half way through its lifetime, lastly a red start is cooler than yellow and blue and is near the end of it's life. submitted by: Fabrigar, Lovely Joana Ymas.


Explain how color indicates the temperature of a star?

If the star is a bright blue-whit color then the star is hot....but if its red, or a color that's close top red then the it isn't hot, but its not cold either....its just not as hot as the blue-white star is. You can also find this information and more in the Kelvin Scale below.


How do scientists know that Rigel is the hottest star?

Rigel is a blue-white star wich indicates that is a very hot star. you might think red stars are the hottest but no, the hottest are blue-white.


What happens to a blue star?

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