“The Sun is a planet.”
Usage Entry 1302 / 1350 60-second read
Planet vs. Star
A large body orbiting a star versus a massive ball of hot plasma that emits light from nuclear fusion.
The comparisoni
“The Sun is a star — it generates its own light through nuclear fusion. Planets (like Earth) orbit stars and only reflect their light.”
The ruleii
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PLANET = orbits. STAR = fuses.
STAR is a massive ball of hot plasma sustained by nuclear fusion — emits its own light (sun, Alpha Centauri). PLANET is a smaller body orbiting a star, does not fuse, and reflects starlight. Earth is a planet; the Sun is a star.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Stars fuse. Planets reflect.