Friday, May 3, 2013

Adopt An Exoplanet

Hey Space Placers!

   Want to adopt an exoplanet?????

   Well, now you can. This is NOT like some of the enterprises where you can purchase real estate on the Moon, name a star, etc.

   Uwingu is conducting the campaign to help raise funds for research. You can learn more about it here http://www.prlog.org/12128302-uwingu-launches-worlds-first-adopt-planet-campaign.html.

   One must understand however that only the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has the authority to officially name all objects in the solar system and observable Universe. IAU recently sent out a press release to explain the procedure http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/detail/iau1301/.

   Sky Guy in VA

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