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bluescribbler

(2,113 posts) Tue Mar 14, 2017, 12:06 PM Mar 2017

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Belgian astronomers name planetary system after beer

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I find it especially interesting that one of the planets in the system "Trappist 1" is named "Spencer", after the Trappist ales brewed in Spencer, Massachusetts. http://spencerbrewery.com/

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Belgian astronomers name planetary system after beer (Original Post) bluescribbler Mar 2017 OP

It's a kind of a prayer. They hope it's fermenting. librechik Mar 2017 #1

lol bluescribbler Mar 2017 #2

librechik

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1. It's a kind of a prayer. They hope it's fermenting.

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Tue Mar 14, 2017, 12:25 PM

Mar 2017

and you know what fermentation leads to, besides beer...civilization!

bluescribbler

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2. lol

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Mon Mar 20, 2017, 07:18 PM

Mar 2017

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