Stars for sale, but no, you can't really buy an official star name to remember someone
- Written by Brad E Tucker, Astrophysicist and Outreach Astronomer, Australian National University
So many stars above an Australian cemetery.Flickr/Indigo Skies Photography, CC BY-NC-ND
About once a week, I receive an email like this (note that any identifying details have been removed):
I was wondering if you could help me. We are coming to Canberra for 2 nights with our friends whose little girl passed away (a few) months ago from (some)...
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