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re: Close up of Andromeda galaxy shows how many stars there really are
Posted on 6/3/18 at 3:42 pm to LSUFreek
Posted on 6/3/18 at 3:42 pm to LSUFreek
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It'd be more helpful if people stopped saying stars.
They are all Suns.
If more people recognized that each galaxy had trillions of Suns, each with their own planets, and then realized there a trillions of galaxies, the question of if there is life outside of earth would never be asked again, just based on sheer probability. The only question would be where is the closest solar system with life.
Our Sun is a star. They are all stars. A sun is just what we call ours (or Sol, either or).
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Posted on 6/3/18 at 4:11 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Our Sun is a star
Obviously.
But most people don't equate our giant bright light with orbiting planets as an equal to those itty bitty lights they see at night.
I'm suggesting if the everyday man routinely had the mindset that each star they see is like our sun (& vice versa), it'd be more helpful in comprehending the universe's mysteries.
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