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Monday, December 18, 2017

Name That Star! Ancient Cultures Lend Titles to 86 Suns

Traditionally, most formally approved star names have Arabic, GREEK or Latin origins. For example, Canopus, the second-brightest star in the sky, was named after the navigator of the fleet of King Menelaus in the Trojan War of GREEK myth, while Betelgeuse, the ninth brightest star in the night sky, comes ...


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