When we travel to the stars, will the Sun get a more accurate name?

Why should it? To humans, our current names for it are all we need to avoid confusion. Scientists don't go around creating new names for things unless there is an identifiable need. Renaming the Sun just to make it sound 'more technical' is not a reason.


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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