A newly discovered galaxy was named after Cristiano Ronaldo, 'cause why not

Famed soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo is an inspiration for many. You can add star-gazing astronomers to that list. See also: Cristiano Ronaldo's Haircut Predicted the Final Play of USA-Portugal Match A team of scientists at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) recently discovered a distant galaxy, dubbed CR7. The real name of the galaxy is actually COSMOS Redshift 7, but a a footnote in a news release discussing the galaxy revealed Ronaldo was the true inspiration behind CR7. The research te...