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Re:Sol: Open-source Alfred/Raycast alternative for macOS by rzzzt on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @04:09AM (#32409086)
Commonly known as a star.

(But now I wonder: is there a difference between stars and suns?)

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Re:Sol: Open-source Alfred/Raycast alternative for macOS by daotoad on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @04:35AM (#32409274)
My understanding is that a star is a star regardless of what is or isn't in orbit.

A sun, however, needs to have planets to be a sun.

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Re:Sol: Open-source Alfred/Raycast alternative for macOS by rzzzt on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @04:43AM (#32409315)
I searched if there are "free-floating" stars that don't have any planets in their field of gravity, and results essentially say "not since the early days of the galaxy". So nowadays all/most/the overwhelming majority of stars are suns. Very interesting!
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