Galaxy named after footballer Cristiano Ronaldo

Q.  After which football player did the scientists name a newly discovered galaxy in the third week of June 2015?
- Published on 20 Jun 15

a. Lionel Messi
b. Christiano Ronaldo
c. Arjen Robben
d. David Beckham

ANSWER: Christiano Ronaldo
 
Cristiano Ronaldo is also known as CR7 after his initials and jersey number. CR7 is three times brighter than the brightest distant galaxy known till now, called Himiko. This brightest galaxy was discovered in the early universe that contains the first generation of stars.

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