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Rain on Other Worlds (mander.xyz)
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

There are approximately two metric shit tons of planets. I assume scientists have better things to do with their time than to sit around and think of names to give to every single one of those.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I just assumed all the ones we would actually hear about would get named more regularly. But I guess if they're talking about a specific one, this would happen. I never really thought about how many must really be out there, but now it seems obvious.

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