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[โ€“] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Mind ๐Ÿคฏ blown

..Wait, what if the Sun had a distant companion star?

[โ€“] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Like a long distance boyfriend from Canada?

[โ€“] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

you wouldn't know her, she goes to another galaxy

[โ€“] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Our sun developed in a big cloud together with a whole family of other stars. They all share the same composition. They've tracked most of them. The closest is relatively close by and just a bit heavier than ours.

[โ€“] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

just a bit heavier than ours.

How rude!