a planet is a kind of celestial object / body & earth is a kind of planet ->  earth is a kind of celestial object  earth is a kind of celestial object & a star is a kind of celestial object / celestial body & as distance from an object decreases , that object will appear larger ->  as the distance from a star to earth decreases, the star will appear larger  as the distance from a star to earth decreases, the star will appear larger & the sun is the star that is closest to earth -> the sun will appear larger than other stars because it is the closest star to earth