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In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
In practice, names are only universally used for the very brightest stars ( Sirius, Arcturus, Vega, etc.) and for a small number of slightly less bright but "interesting" stars ( Algol, Polaris, Mira, etc.). For other naked eye stars, the Bayer or Flamsteed designation is often preferred. In addition to the traditional names, a small number of ...
The Next Generation was developed by creator Gene Roddenberry, who served as an executive producer until his death in 1991, [ 6] along with Maurice Hurley, Rick Berman, [ 7] Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor. [ 8][ 9] The series was filmed primarily on the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles, California. [ 10]
The IAU's names for exoplanets – and on most occasions their host stars – are chosen by the Executive Committee Working Group (ECWG) on Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites, a group working parallel with the Working Group on Star Names (WGSN). [1] Proper names of stars chosen by the ECWG are explicitly recognised by the WGSN. [1]
It is literally a bipedal, walking power generator. After appearing in the Jawa's sandcrawler in the original 1977 Star Wars film, [59] a "Power Droid" figure was produced for Kenner's Star Wars action figure line in 1978, [60] before returning in the Rebels episode "Blood Sisters", and the film Rogue One. [61]
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) established a Working Group on Star Names ( WGSN) in May 2016 to catalog and standardize proper names for stars for the international astronomical community. [1] It operates under Division C – Education, Outreach and Heritage.
Dark Star "The Derelict" – the name given to the abandoned alien spacecraft discovered by the crew of the deep space tug Nostromo in the film Alien (1979) [48] Darksyde – The Predacon transwarp ship in the Beast Wars television series. [49] The name was spelled with a y in the Beast Wars video game and in the DVD box set
Dev Patel, who wrote, directed, and starred in the Jordan Peele-produced Monkey Man, shares his journey to create an action movie that is entirely his own.