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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...
How do astronomers measure the size of planets?
Determining the physical dimensions of a planet, whether it orbits our Sun or a star light-years away, requires more tha...
How many of our Suns can fit in the biggest Sun?
The sheer scale of space often defies simple visualization, and perhaps no comparison highlights this better than measur...
How big is Elon Musk's rocket?
The sheer scale of Elon Musk’s rockets has long been a talking point, but when discussing the *biggest* of the bunch—the...
What is the biggest Messier object?
The search for the most significant or largest object within Charles Messier's famous catalog of deep-sky sights inevita...
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...
How do astronomers determine the size of a planet using the transit technique?
When astronomers want to figure out just how big an alien world is, especially one orbiting a distant star, they often t...