no, they just reflect light
The bright light you are likely seeing in the eastern sky around 3 am is most likely the planet Venus. Venus is often referred to as the "morning star" when it is visible in the early hours before dawn. Its brightness can vary due to its position relative to the Earth and the Sun.
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No, Venus is not a star. It is a planet in our solar system, the second closest planet to the Sun. Stars are massive celestial bodies that produce their own light through nuclear fusion, while planets do not produce their own light and instead reflect light from the Sun.
Venus is the brightest because it is very close to the Earth. Venus has a very reflective atmosphere that reflects light.
The new planet that was discovered with water is around 110 light-years away from Earth.
Jupiter does not produce its own light, but it reflects light from the sun. Due to its distance from the sun, Jupiter appears as a bright object in the night sky when viewed from Earth. It is not a source of light itself.
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The bright light you are likely seeing in the eastern sky around 3 am is most likely the planet Venus. Venus is often referred to as the "morning star" when it is visible in the early hours before dawn. Its brightness can vary due to its position relative to the Earth and the Sun.
If the bright light is moving across the sky, it could be a satellite or the International Space Station. If it appears to be a fixed point of light, it is likely a star or a planet like Venus.
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Source light is light coming directly from a light source/emitter (i.e. a light bulb, the sun, stars, etc.). Reflected light is light coming indirectly from the light source/emitter. That could be reflected, refracted light, etc.
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Venus is the brightest star. It is also the hottest planet it reflects a lot of light from the sun and we can see it as a bright dot in the sky.
The Earth is not the closest planet to the sun and it is generally agreed it gets enough light. Neptune however gets a negligible amount of light from the sun, which at Neptune's distance just looks like a bright star.
The light was so bright that I had to cover my eyes. As the cold room heaved and shook with the dreariness of the icy land, the frigid, sullen, famished and weary peasants huddled around the bright kerosene lantern. That child seems particularly bright.
The bright spot near the moon tonight is likely a planet like Venus or Jupiter. Planets are often visible near the moon, appearing as bright points of light in the night sky.
In fact, both planets are dark. The only reason Venus looks bright to us is not because it has it's own light, but because it reflects light from the Sun. It's the same thing for Mercury.So, both Mercury and Venus appear bright to us.