# How much heat does the earth receive from the stars?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 16, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-heat-does-the-earth-receive-from-the-stars/589232 "2011-07-16T12:03:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-heat-does-the-earth-receive-from-the-stars/589232/21 "2014-02-15T04:55:13Z")

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Does the Earth get more energy from stars (sans Sun), or from the CMB?

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