alt Hacker NewsMy layman definition of what a star is is "it's somewhere in the sky and it gives off light". The word "density" wouldn't even come to my mind
My layman definition of what a star is is "it's somewhere in the sky and it gives off light". The word "density" wouldn't even come to my mind
Thanks to blackbody radiation, every human skydiver briefly becomes a star by this definition! ;)
It needs a core generating energy through fusion, which has density requirements, for what it’s worth.