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Re:It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop.... by GalenErso on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:36AM (#34790808)
> Sol

It's called the solar system. "Sol" is not an official name.

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Re:It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop.... by mach1ne on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:38AM (#34790830)
That’ll change at some point, and it’s difficult to make a case for a better name.
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Re:It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop.... by rootusrootus on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:54AM (#34791152)
I like Helios better.
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Re:It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop.... by IncRnd on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:43AM (#34790913)
You might be interested to know that Sōl is Latin for Sun and has also come to refer to our solar system.
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Re:It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop.... by yoyohello13 on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:43AM (#34790916)
Is the Sun (the actual star) not also known as "Sol"?
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Re:It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop.... by daveslash on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:01PM (#34792299)
I've never really thought about it before, but I'm not sure if "The Sun" actually has an officially sanctioned name! I'll accept "Sol", and "The Sol System". I'll also accept "Helios/The Helios System", or the "Terran System" to refer to our entire Solar System. And I'm sure many different cultures have their own term. But in terms of science/academia, I'm not sure that it has an official name. Looks like the IAU (International Astronomical Union) hasn't given it a sanctioned designation. [0] [1] [2]

[0] https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-suns-name/

[1] https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/

[2] List of IAU Solar System Objects, Exoplanets, Starts, and Stellar Streams https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CEXGyancLRtHyPW7u0L_...

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Re:It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop.... by rastamutta on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @02:26AM (#34801016)
In Swedish the sun is literally called Sol (or solen in its definite form)
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Re:It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop.... by kortex on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:04AM (#34791314)
> Names Sun, Sol /ˈsɒl/,[1] Sól, Helios /hiːliəs/[2]

Also el sol (es), o sol (pr), il sole (it), le soleil (fr), etc.

Technically the IAU hasn't sanctioned an official name, but Sol is fairly well understood.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun

https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-suns-name/

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