Under the ‘has cleared its orbital neighborhood’ and ‘fuses hydrogen into helium’ definitions, thanks to human activities Earth technically no longer qualifies as a planet but DOES count as a star.

https://explainxkcd.com/3063/

  • _____@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    what is the name for things in orbits that aren’t asteroids ?

    • Robert7301201@slrpnk.net
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      2 days ago

      Satellite.

      Can also be broken down to natural and artificial satellites, but natural has extra requirements than just being naturally occurring.