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Is the Sun the average star?

The Sun, shining reliably above us for 4.6 billion years, is often casually described as an **average star** [^8][^10]. ...

Is the Sun an average sized yellow star?

The designation of our star, the Sun, as an "average sized yellow star" is a statement so frequently repeated that it of...

Why does the Sun seem so big to us even though it is an average star?

It’s a fundamental observation of human existence: the Sun dominates the sky. Every day, it rises as a brilliant, massiv...