this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2025
796 points (98.4% liked)

Science Memes

16745 readers
2692 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 65 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Correct.

I also believe that one of the criteria for a binary planet is that the barycenter is outside either body. Like Pluto/Charon.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Don't forget the other 3 bodies in the Pluto/Charon system

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] 9bananas@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

depends! do you wanna know how the system will evolve over long periods of time?

... then yes!

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So you're saying it's a Three-Body Problem

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

Technically 5, but yes

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I’ve always preached inclusivity and would welcome 3 more planets

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I just can't remember their names :-(

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Same. That's why I was lazy and didn't even mention them ;)

[–] Denvil@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The only one I remember is Styx cause I remember the river from mythology cause I thought it was cool. Not a damn clue what the others were.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh yeah! Also Nix and Hygea i think.