Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of football&rsquo;s brightest stars for many years - but he is now an entire galaxy.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have named a newly-discovered galaxy CR7 - and while that officially stands for Cosmos Redshift 7, the astronomers added the nickname was inspired by the Real Madrid forward. The team of scientists was led by David Sobral from the University of Lisbon, who wanted to honour Portugal international Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of football&rsquo;s brightest stars for many years - but he is now an entire galaxy

Cristiano Ronaldo shares his nickname 'CR7' with a new galaxy

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of football&rsquo;s brightest stars for many years - but he is now an entire galaxy

Cristiano Ronaldo shares his nickname 'CR7' with a new galaxy

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