09. Are stars hot and on fire, and is that why they twinkle and shine so brightly? (A K2S Question)

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Stars are very hot, with temperatures measured in thousands of degrees. Even the coolest stars are very hot by human standards. Temperatures range from about 3,600° F to more than 90,000° F.


Answer provided by Dirk Terrell, Ph.D.


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer