UNIVERSE
THE SUN
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Stars
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Suns
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Detailed explanation-1: -Though sun is not the biggest or brightest star, it appears so because it is the nearest star from us. Since the distance is very less, it appears bigger and brighter. As the distance of other stars from us increases, their brightness and size appears to be less.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: the sun looks very small because the difference between earth and sky is so far .
Detailed explanation-3: -It may be the biggest thing in this neighborhood, but the sun is just average compared to other stars. Betelgeuse, a red giant, is about 700 times bigger than the sun and about 14, 000 times brighter. “We have found stars that are 100 times bigger in diameter than our sun.
Detailed explanation-4: -The closest star to us is actually our very own Sun at 93, 000, 000 miles (150, 000, 000 km). The next closest star is Proxima Centauri. It lies at a distance of about 4.3 light-years or about 25, 300, 000, 000, 000 miles (about 39, 900, 000, 000, 000 kilometers).