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Bad example, I'm afraid. The Sun is, specifically, our star. Other stars aren't suns, they're stars with other names.
by jen729w 11y ago
Bad example, I'm afraid. The Sun is, specifically, our star. Other stars aren't suns, they're stars with other names.
- userbinator 11y agoHere, The Sun is also one of our tabloids.
- moefh 11y agoIt's common usage to call other stars at the center of planetary system "suns". For example: > As we came to understand that the stars in the sky are other suns [...] - http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/exoplanet-exploration/ http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/exoplanet-e... See also the 2nd definition at http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sun http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sun : > : any star that has planets which move around it