Here's why:
* Sun: The Sun is our closest star, located about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away from Earth.
* North Star (Polaris): The North Star is a star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is approximately 323 light-years away from Earth. This means the light we see from Polaris today left the star over 300 years ago!
To put it simply, the distance to the North Star is thousands of times greater than the distance to the Sun.
