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Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

The modern definition of "planet" only includes things that orbit the sun.

Honestly, the IAU's definition of a planet is pretty useless.