minus-squarefalsemirror@beehaw.orgtoScience Memes@mander.xyz•stars & sharkslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·11 days agoUnfortunately (or fortunately?) this appears to be untrue. Polaris is a cluster of stars formed about 2 billion years ago. Sharks originated about 450 million years ago. One star of Polaris (Aa) appears to be 50 million years old, but it seems likely due to a collision of stars which added mass to it. linkfedilink
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Unfortunately (or fortunately?) this appears to be untrue.
Polaris is a cluster of stars formed about 2 billion years ago. Sharks originated about 450 million years ago.
One star of Polaris (Aa) appears to be 50 million years old, but it seems likely due to a collision of stars which added mass to it.