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Astronomy: Exoplanets & stars named!
« on: January 30, 2016, 04:34:23 pm »
Just a few days ago in a nearby thread, we were tossing around names for a possible 9th planet of our solar system; now there are names for planets beyond our solar system, and their stars:

http://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1514/
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Re: Astronomy: Exoplanets & stars named!
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2016, 07:32:18 pm »
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Just a few days ago in a nearby thread, we were tossing around names for a possible 9th planet of our solar system; now there are names for planets beyond our solar system, and their stars:

http://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1514/

 
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Re: Astronomy: Exoplanets & stars named!
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2016, 11:28:53 pm »
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Can I just say something?

What the everliving fuck, Italy? Why would you do thaaaaat?

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Re: Astronomy: Exoplanets & stars named!
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2016, 08:02:52 am »
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Just a few days ago in a nearby thread, we were tossing around names for a possible 9th planet of our solar system; now there are names for planets beyond our solar system, and their stars:

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I approve! ;)
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Re: Astronomy: Exoplanets & stars named!
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2016, 06:22:35 pm »
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