Gumala and Mastika, new star and exoplanet names.

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Gumala and Mastika, new star and exoplanet names.

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The next time you look up at the night sky and see a blinking star, chances are you are staring at Gumala, a star in the southern constellation of Sagittarius.

Brunei Darussalam was among the 112 countries that took their love for astronomy to the next level when it entered a competition by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to name recently-discovered exoplanets and their stars.

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Re: Gumala and Mastika, new star and exoplanet names.

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I am sure these names would have "stuck" even without IAU mandate....Cute though.
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