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[-] myster0n@feddit.nl 15 points 3 days ago

There are NO planets that don't orbit stars : once they don't orbit a star they don't follow the modern definition of a planet anymore

[-] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

The modern definition of "planet" only includes things that orbit the sun.

Honestly, the IAU's definition of a planet is pretty useless.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago

We'll not have science in this discussion about science!

[-] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Rocky planets, gas giant planets, ice giant planets, dwarf planets, super Earth planets, hycean planets, lava planets, rogue planets...

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