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HOW IS OUR SUN DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SUNS/STARS?
"Our sun is a lot smaller than other suns. Our sun is not as hot either, because the more whitish it is the younger it is and that also measures how
hot it is too. Our sun has gone from white to orange so its getting older and not as hot. "
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WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR SUN AND OTHER STARS
" The Sun is a pretty small star as compared with the giants in the Universe.Only about one out of one hundred stars are more than eight times as
massive as our Sun. The largest star, Mu Cephei is so large you could fit over one billion of our Suns inside of it!"
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OUR SUN AND OTHER STARS
"Our Sun is now about halfway through its middle age. It will continue to give us light and heat for another 5 billion years. How long a star lasts
depends on how big it is. The biggest stars live fast (meaning hot) and die young by blowing themselves to bits (Supernova) . Smaller stars live
calmly for hundreds of millions of years and die much more quietly.
"Stars all seem to be made up of the same elements that are found on Earth, even though they can be different sizes, temperatures, and ages. Our Sun
is an average-size star, maybe a little smaller than most stars. Stars the size of our Sun are known as Dwarf Stars. The largest stars can be 10 times
larger across then the Sun. These are called Giant or SuperGiant stars.
"The very smallest stars are not much bigger than the planet Jupiter. They can all be different colors. Their color depends on their temperature, how
hot they are. The coolest stars are nearly 500 degrees, while the hottest stars can reach 90,000 degrees. Cool stars appear red, and hot stars look
bluish-white.
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GREAT ILLO OF OUR GALAXY, AND WHERE OUR SUN (AND SOLAR SYSTEM) ARE LOCATED
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"Stars the size of our Sun are known as Dwarf Stars."
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WHITE DWARF STARS
"A white dwarf is what stars like the Sun become after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel. Near the end of its nuclear burning stage, this type of
star expels most of its outer material, creating a planetary nebula. Many nearby, young white dwarfs have been detected as sources of soft, or
lower-energy, X-rays. A typical white dwarf is half as massive as the Sun, yet only slightly bigger than Earth."
According to some ETs, our Sun is "very unique." Since its composition appears to be the same as other stars, the uniqueness must come from its size
and temperature.
Sooooo ... Our sun is the size of a spent white dwarf, but is still a fully functioning, middle-aged "star," and not as hot. This would be rare in
the galaxy, and possibly figures in as to why so many UFOs or rogue/nomad-planets seem to visit it to refuel
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