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Earendel: Hubble telescope's distant star discovery gets a Tolkien-inspired name
- mooreds 5y agoFor those who aren't Tolkien readers, Eärendil the Mariner is the name of one of the heroes, who saves the world and and flies off to become a star in the sky. More here: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/E%C3%A4rendil http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/E%C3%A4rendil