Am I currently occupying space that previously may have been occupied by an asteroid? Another planet? A star? A nebula?

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Given I’m constantly moving through space, and everything else is constantly moving through space, is it fair to say the exact point in space I’m passing through right now may have previously been passed through by other objects, such as those listed in the title? Are exact (maybe what I really mean is “static” or “fixed”?) points in space even a valid notion?

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Yes, you are occupying space the Earth was occupying minutes ago (or will be minutes from now) from the point of view of an observer with their location fixed relative to the Sun.

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