Stars play havoc with the Aussie flag.

A star hundreds of light years away has reminded Australians of something they
will loath: they have been saluting an erroneous national flag for more than
a century.

Astronomers have discovered that the Southern Cross — the centrepiece of
Australia’s flag and celestial beacon to navigators down the centuries — has
more stars than the five commonly depicted.

They have spotted a previously unknown star that appears to be orbiting Beta
Crucis, the left-hand star on the Southern Cross, as viewed on the flag.

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