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  • Star Sizes: Understanding Stellar Dimensions & Comparisons
    That depends on what you're comparing it to!

    * Compared to planets: Stars are huge. Our Sun, a relatively small star, is over 100 times wider than Earth.

    * Compared to other stars: Stars come in a wide range of sizes. Our Sun is considered a "medium-sized" star. There are giant stars many times larger than our Sun, and dwarf stars much smaller.

    * Compared to the universe: Even the largest stars are incredibly small compared to the vastness of space.

    So, the answer to your question is it depends.

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