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Who gets to name a planet, outside the Sol System?
#poll
First astronomer to infer it exists
First to directly observe it
First human to land & plant flag
First human to plant crops there
First human to give birth there
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Anonymous 5d

Okay to infer that it exists and to know that it exists but not be able to personally get imaging of it might be two different things but I think it’s the ladder

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Anonymous 5d

We can't directly observe planets outside our solar system I don't think. We infer they exist because they pass in front of their stars and also cause gravitational effects

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Anonymous 4d

Okay who are the 6 people who said first to give birth there

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