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[–] TrickDacy 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"relatively" is doing a shitload of work there

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Alpha Centauri A and B are closer from each other (~23AU) than the Sun and Neptune (~30AU). That's basically next door in astrological terms, but still a whole freaking lot of empty space lol

[–] TrickDacy 7 points 1 week ago

lol yes exactly

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's Alpha Centauri C that's really fucking things up for generations of Trisolarans.