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Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago

This is like saying, "If a carbon atom has 12 electrons, and on average it forms 4 covalent bonds, we should assume all atoms start with 16 electrons."