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Originally Posted by Poita
I've always thought that the gas giants should be classified as cold stars/pre-stars/failed stars, just gas balls or something else altogether, but not planets. I'll take a listen to that link, thanks.
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Nope, that's a popular misconception that has unfortunately been promulgated by many scientists. It was only done to explain the similarities and differences between gas giant planets and stars. The differences are more profound than you've been led to believe.