Move
over Prince, the planet formerly known as Alpha Centauri Bb has decided undergo
an image overhaul. Before, the hot
planet with an icy cold name was less Earth friendly. Uwingu announced on April 22, that the 'alien'
planet closest to our very own earth has now been dubbed ‘Albertus Alauda.’
This is
not an official name. It does, however, help us normal folk distinguish the
difference between the exoplanets. Personally, I’m a fan of anything with
the word ‘centaur’ in it, but who am I to disagree with the masses? 'Uwingu' is
still accepting donations and new names for its catalogue on its website.
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Alien Planet Gets New Name: 'Albertus Alauda'
by Mike Wall,
SPACE.com Senior Writer
Date: 26 April 2013 Time: 06:00 AM ET
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