Quote Originally Posted by dryst
jupiter?...its planet...planets are didfferent from stars...which is why stars are called stars and planets are called planets...theyre not the same...no matter what size...size doesnt make something a star...
Actually, that's not true. There isn't exactly a clear-cut line between planets and stars. As a body becomes more massive, it becomes capable of fusion in its core, which then makes it a star. There is a large spectrum between planet-sized bodies and star-sized bodies, and astronomers aren't in total agreement on when a planet is big enough to be considered a star.