| Stars | Planets |
| Stars have their own light. | planets don't have their own light. |
| Stars twinkle at night. | Planets do not twinkle. |
| Stars appear as point object as they are very far from Earth as compared to planets. | Planets appear as disc as it is closer to the earth. |
| The stars do not change their positions with respect to each other as they are fixed at a point. | Planets change their positions with respect to each other as they revolve around the sun. |
| There are millions of stars in the galaxy. | There are only eight planets in the galaxy. |
| A star has a very high temperature. | Planets have low temperature as compared to stars. |
