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It's like astronomer talking about metals. By which they mean everything that's not hydrogen or helium.
by mr_mitm 4y ago
It's like astronomer talking about metals. By which they mean everything that's not hydrogen or helium.
- kortex 4y agoTo their credit, I remember something about basically every element ionizes to some extent in space, thus exhibiting the "sea of electrons" behavior characteristic of metals.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> like astronomer talking about metals This is particular to stellar astrophysics. Astronomers studying asteroids maintain the conventional definition.