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•How far apart are stars?
Summary
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Our night -sky view is only a two -dimensional snapshot of the brightest stars.
One visible star may actually be two bound together, and individual stars in a constellation may be much farther apart than they appear.
The distance between stars varies considerably.
The sun is about 4.25 light-years away from its nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri .
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Article tone
informal
Language
English
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43
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long-living
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https://www.space.com/brightest-stars-in-the-sky#section-alpha-centaurihttps://anna-rosen.com/https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/personal-profiles/jos-de-bruijnehttps://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/features/cosmic/nearest_star_info.htmlhttps://public.nrao.edu/ask/what-is-the-average-distance-between-stars-in-our-galaxy/