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My first reaction when I saw the headline was NEAR THE SUN. As in, Mercury near. As in 'near-sun-objects'. TA mentions no distances. Even 1 to 10 LY away (1/4
by 8bitsrule 6y ago
My first reaction when I saw the headline was NEAR THE SUN. As in, Mercury near. As in 'near-sun-objects'.
TA mentions no distances. Even 1 to 10 LY away (1/4 to twice as far as Proxima) ... is not so 'near'. If we use Pluto's orbital diameter as that of the solar system, then it's only about .001 light-years.
'Backyard'? If my backyard is 100 feet long, a thousand of those is 19 miles.