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Meet Dulcinea, Poltergeist and 29 Other Planets Just Named By Popular Vote
Earlier this year, the International Astronomical Union asked us to vote on the names for 32 exoplanets orbiting 15 stars. This could have been a trainwreck, but the planet christening actually went pretty smoothly. Now, with half a million votes tallied from 182 countries, a handful of celestial bodies have shiny new appellations.
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Facebook Won’t Change Its ‘Real Name’ Policy But Will Offer A Workaround
For nearly a decade, marginalised individuals — from transgender people to victims of abuse — have begged Facebook to change its “real name” policy. Over a year after apologising for the controversy, Facebook definitively said it would not change the rules. But it will offer a workaround for some users.
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This Is The Last Thing A Fly Ever Sees
Video: This 48 second clip tells us something about why flies stick to a frog’s tongue — and it’s almost scarier than Prometheus, with a monster lurching out of the darkness to launch an attack.
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Watch LIVE As Astronauts Break Free Of The Planet In Space Station Crew Change
It’s launch day for the next batch of astronauts to head to the International Space Station! Watch live as Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra, and Tim Peake blast off on a Soyuz rocket out of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan en route to the International Space Station.