Eli5 Is there any thing stopping a super cool sun from orbiting a elw capable of supporting human life?
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Are you asking if it’s possible for a star to orbit a planet?
If so, the answer is no. The reason a star gives off light is that it’s so massive that the material in it’s core is under enough pressure to undergo fusion. A planet isn’t massive enough for that, so a planet is necessarily less massive than a star.
Less massive things orbit around more massive things, so a star can’t orbit around a planet.
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