A star and its planet get Indian names after a global contest

The white yellow star in Sextans constellation will be called ‘Bhibha’, a pioneering Indian woman scientist, and the planet will be known as ‘Santamasa’ which means ‘clouded’ in Sanskrit

from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/36Eeyfw

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