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‘Usain Bolt’ and ‘Mo Farah’ among new constellations

Astronomy experts have picked out a new set of constellations, representing stars of sport, literature and science. They hope this will encourage more youngsters to look up at the night sky.

The University of Birmingham Astronomical Society is behind the idea. Emma Willet, a physics student at the university, led the project and told 5 live:

“We just feel that anything that helps to make astronomy, space and science more accessible is a good idea.â€

This clip is originally from 5 live on 13 December 2017.

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