To date, we have met millionaires who have purchased islands, yachts, and private jets, among other luxuries. However, no one has ever dared to buy an entire planet . But American rapper Lil Uzi Vert could turn things around.
Born in Philadelphia on July 31, 1995, this would not be his first extravaganza as in February 2021 he generated a lot of controversy by inlaying an 11-carat pink diamond, valued at $ 24 million, on his forehead . He withdrew it last June without giving any explanation, something that surprised his followers a lot.
Lil Uzi Vert would become the first person to declare himself the owner of a planet . As he himself has confirmed through social networks, he is currently finalizing the paperwork to buy a planet. Specifically, it is “WASP-127b”, a gaseous exoplanet located 332 light years from Earth and whose size is 1.4 times larger than Jupiter.
What is an exoplanet? All the planets in the Solar System orbit around the Sun. Well, exoplanets are those that are outside the Solar System and, therefore, orbit around other stars . They are extremely difficult to see with telescopes.
Apparently @LILUZIVERT owns this planet – just a heads up https://t.co/rcyQ2ts7Hj
— Grimes (@Grimezsz) July 22, 2021
The news came this week from singer Claire Elise Boucher, known by her stage name Grimes, Elon Musk’s partner. Grimes explained through social networks the details of the purchase of Lil Uzi Vert, to which the American rapper replied: “I’m trying to surprise everyone. I’m still working on it . The artist has even asked his followers to suggest names for the planet .
According to Grimes, Lil Uzi Vert has almost complete documentation to become the first person to buy a planet. But can this really be done? In social networks there has been an intense debate about whether someone can take over a planet .
Rights experts indicate that it is not at all feasible and, based on the United States Treaty on outer space of 1967 (Outer Space Treaty), they explain that it prohibits all countries and their citizens from claiming any territory that is outside of Earth , as published by ‘Business Insider’.
