That might sound confusing - seeing as how the Sun is so much bigger than the Moon, but remember - gravity decreases with distance - and the Sun is much farther away from Earth than the Moon.

听起来可能有些令人困惑——明明太阳是远远大于月球的，但请记住——引力随距离减小——比起地球与月球的距离，太阳遥远得多。

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The sun is much bigger than the moon.

太阳比月亮大得多。 形容词最高级的用法

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A total lunar eclipse also occurs when the sun, Earth and moon are almost exactly in line, leaving the full moon appear much dimmer than usual.

而太阳、地球和月亮又几乎处于一条线上，月全食出现，导致满月比往常晦暗许多。

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Kepler-37b is a tad larger than our heavenly dance partner, the Moon, and whizzes round a star much like our Sun, with two larger planets in its system for company.

ENGADGET: NASA's Kepler telescope spies smallest planet to date, no aliens