• Question: What is bigger the stars or the planets ?

    Asked by M3g4n sm1th to Peter on 15 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Peter Boorman

      Peter Boorman answered on 15 Nov 2016:

      Hi Megan,

      Stars are typically much larger than planets, as it is the stars that are normally orbited by the planets. For this to happen, the object being orbited should be heavier than the object doing the orbiting!

      Peter

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