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minus-squaresuperkretlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·17 hours agoHow can we even know it’s a planet when we haven’t observed a single orbit, yet? Maybe it’s just a really big comet.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·14 hours agoWe’ve observed enough of its orbit to know what shape it is.
minus-squareNeatoBuilds@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·13 hours agoHow can you be so sure it doesn’t just decide to leave
How can we even know it’s a planet when we haven’t observed a single orbit, yet?
Maybe it’s just a really big comet.
We’ve observed enough of its orbit to know what shape it is.
How can you be so sure it doesn’t just decide to leave
And who could blame it?