Ping!...................
Scientists nicknamed it Earendel, from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning “morning star”
How utterly Euro-centric and racist of those oppressive, unawake scientists.
“...900 million years after the Big Bang...”
Not 901 million years or 899 million years. No it’s exactly 900 million years.
And we have 8 more years before the planet is destroyed by the combustion engine and Piltdown Man.
It’s called the Pelosi star
Tolkien also availed himself of the name. :^) Thanks RB.
When you wish upon a star...that star has been dead for a millions years. Like your dreams.
“Its discoverers have nicknamed it Earendel, from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning “morning star””
JRR Tolkien, who was a professor of Anglo-Saxon literature, borrowed this term for the character Eärendil, the father of Elrond.