• Question: why do people call the sun a star when actually its a massive ball of fire?

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      Asked by to Rowena, Roy on 21 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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        Rowena Fletcher-Wood answered on 21 Mar 2014:


        Stars are massuve balls of fire burning hydrogen fuel to make helium. The sun is one of these… It’s just the nearet star to us!

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