The name 51 Pegasi B, the first planet identified outside of our solar system, has been eclipsed. Now it is Dimidium. The (at least) five planet system orbiting the star formerly known as 55 Cancri now circles the star Copernicus. And those planets 55 Cancri B, C, D, E, and F are Galileo, Brahe, Lippershey, …
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The name 51 Pegasi B, the first planet identified outside of our solar system, has been eclipsed. Now it is Dimidium. The (at least) five planet system orbiting the star formerly known as 55 Cancri now circles the star Copernicus. And those planets 55 Cancri B, C, D, E, and F are Galileo, Brahe, Lippershey, …
