sanqueue@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhat is one fact that someone shared so confidently but turns out to be false?message-squaremessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down19
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareWhat is one fact that someone shared so confidently but turns out to be false?sanqueue@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square143fedilink
minus-squaremaniclucky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoNot quite. The sun is a particular star. Specifically ours. Like how Polaris Aa/Ab/B (collectively the north or pole star) are the three stars at the center of their system.
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoEh, Sun usually means the local star, while Earth’s Sun in particular is named Sol.
minus-squaremaniclucky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoFar better description, thank you.
Not quite. The sun is a particular star. Specifically ours. Like how Polaris Aa/Ab/B (collectively the north or pole star) are the three stars at the center of their system.
Eh, Sun usually means the local star, while Earth’s Sun in particular is named Sol.
Far better description, thank you.