08. What color are stars? Are they blue? (A K2S Question)
From The Space Library
Stars come in a variety of colors, based on their surface temperatures. The coolest stars are red and the hottest are bluish-white to the eye. In between you will find some that are orange and others that are yellow like the Sun.
Answer provided by Dirk Terrell, Ph.D.
Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer
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