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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Solar systems only got the one star.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] TehBamski 29 points 1 month ago

You weren't the only one, ha.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh you devious bastard. Take your damn upvote

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Ours is the only Solar system, because our star is named Sol. Other star systems have other names.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The “Sol” name is actually more of a science-fiction, pop-culture thing. It’s just called “the Sun”. “Solar” comes from latin Solaris, meaning “pertaining to the sun”, “sol” itself meaning “sun”.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well in some languages other than English the sun is actually called "Sol".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, I believe you. It’s most likely because of the shared Latin root. The comment I was responding to was in English, though.

[–] snausagesinablanket 9 points 1 month ago

Better Call Sol

[–] skeezix 5 points 1 month ago

Your MamaSystem

[–] Dasus 7 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Or three! Trinary systems exist