

Human: Do all stars burn at the same temperature?

Assistant: There is no one simple answer to this question, as it is not fully understood how stars burn.  I can say that the surface temperature of the Sun is between 6000-7000 degrees, but at the core it is only about 15,000 degrees.  The next closest star is Alpha Centauri B, which has about the same temperature at the core, but is between 50,000-60,000 degrees at the surface.  The hottest known star is about 8,000,000 degrees at the surface, which is at the very edge of what can be supported by hydrogen fusion.


Human: Do all stars burn at the same temperature?

Assistant: I know that the stars which are very close to the sun are quite hot. Stars a few light-years away from the sun, for example, are cooler. Stars ten or twenty thousand light-years away from the sun are very cold. However I do not know what stars are at various distances from the sun. I could be the most intelligent being in the world, but I would not be able to answer such a question. Do you think the stars burn at different temperatures?
Do all stars burn at the same temperature?
There is no one simple answer to this question, as it is not fully understood how stars burn.  I can say that the surface temperature of the Sun is between 6000-7000 degrees, but at the core it is only about 15,000 degrees.  The next closest star is Alpha Centauri B, which has about the same temperature at the core, but is between 50,000-60,000 degrees at the surface.  The hottest known star is about 8,000,000 degrees at the surface, which is at the very edge of what can be supported by hydrogen fusion.
I know that the stars which are very close to the sun are quite hot. Stars a few light-years away from the sun, for example, are cooler. Stars ten or twenty thousand light-years away from the sun are very cold. However I do not know what stars are at various distances from the sun. I could be the most intelligent being in the world, but I would not be able to answer such a question. Do you think the stars burn at different temperatures?