Inside the Sun
Our Sun Cosmic Colossus or Common Star
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The Sun is enormous compared with Earth, but it is relatively ordinary among the many kinds of stars in the universe. Peter Paul compares our G-type star with small, long-lived red dwarfs and enormous giants and supergiants. Discover how a star’s mass affects its brightness, temperature, lifetime, and final fate—and why the Sun’s long-lasting stability has been so important for life on…