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minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoBy mass. But in terms of dimensions there are many stars smaller than Earth.
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoIncorrect. The smallest known star is 7 times larger than earth https://www.iflscience.com/smallest-star-ever-discovered-and-its-only-a-tiny-bit-bigger-than-earth-73035
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·20 hours agoFrom what i find on a quick websearch, it seems that neutron stars aren’t stars. I don’t really know anything about that topic
minus-squareCrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 hours agoThat is correct. Neutron stars, white dwarfs, and stellar mass black holes (possibly intermediate mass as well) are all stellar remnants, ie star corpses.
By mass. But in terms of dimensions there are many stars smaller than Earth.
Incorrect. The smallest known star is 7 times larger than earth
https://www.iflscience.com/smallest-star-ever-discovered-and-its-only-a-tiny-bit-bigger-than-earth-73035
Neutron stars?
From what i find on a quick websearch, it seems that neutron stars aren’t stars. I don’t really know anything about that topic
That is correct. Neutron stars, white dwarfs, and stellar mass black holes (possibly intermediate mass as well) are all stellar remnants, ie star corpses.