Posted on 03/14/2017 8:08:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A crew of five astronomers from Belgium have discovered an exceptional planetary system and surprisingly it has got the name of their favorite beer.
The planetary system has been christened TRAPPIST-1 by the astronomers after The Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope or TRAPPIST. It is an arrangement of seven planets just 40 light-years away, surrounding a dwarf star.
The sizes of the planets are almost similar to that of the Earth. Three of the seven planets are in the liveable area of the star to ensure that they can reinforce liquid water in the external zone and support life.
Each exoplanet also received a nickname given by the team after conventional Trappist beers, such as Orval, Westvleteren and Rochefort, some of which have been fermented for hundred years.
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Bravo!
CC
Hmmm..I’d name it ‘Cigar City’, ‘Big Storm’ and ‘Green Bench’ (Tampa Bay microbrewers)
Man, that's a LONG time to be fermentin'!!!
Right in the neighborhood, galactically speaking...
Finally some common sense. Who wants to hear of a planet called wz337 or some other nonsensical name.......
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