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A comment on How We Knew Space Was a Vacuum. Parent comment

Re:How We Knew Space Was a Vacuum by zabzonk on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:41AM (#35120573)
unfortunately, i think the earth would burn up, due to compression and friction
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Re:How We Knew Space Was a Vacuum by epolanski on Sunday March 12, 2023 @11:50AM (#35121546)
Hence he wrote:

> (laws of physics would be have to be different obviously)

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Re:How We Knew Space Was a Vacuum by kibwen on Sunday March 12, 2023 @12:56PM (#35122610)
On the other hand, it might be a cold, lifeless rock, since the sun can already barely penetrate a tiny sliver of atmosphere, as sunsets demonstrate.
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