Question

How much brighter is a Sun-like star than the reflected light from a planet orbiting around it?

A) a hundred times brighter B) a thousand times brighter C) ten thousand times brighter D) a million times brighter E) a billion times brighter

Answer 1

E) a billion times brighter

Step-by-step explanation:

• The sun is a star, which is about billion times brighter as the reflected light from any planet orbiting around it.
• The brightness is based on its composition and its position from the planet. The sun happens to be the brightest star on the Earth's sky which is about 13 billion times brighter than the next brightest star.