/* There is actually a Superman comic that tells the answer to this question. It's called A Name is Born. Before the planet was settled two people landed on it. A man named Kryp and a woman named Tonn. The planet ended up being named Krypton in honor of the two of them. */
Correction: The planet was named for the element krypton which was discovered in 1898.
Kal-El--Superman's real name--was born on the planet Krypton. He was shot into space by his parents before the planet exploded. Thus, radioactive fragments of the plant Krypton are called "Kryptonite."
krypton , KR atomic number 36
Krypton, the fictional planet from which Superman hails, shares its name with the chemical element Krypton (Kr) from the periodic table. Krypton is a noble gas known for its colorless and odorless properties, and it is commonly used in lighting and laser technology.
Krypton is an imaginary planet from the show Superman.
Planet of Krypton
The real actual element is krypton, it is a noble gas (#36 on the periodic table of elements). In Superman stories the planet is called Krypton, and the green crystals of doom are called Kryptonite.
i dont think so
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Superman came from planet Krypton after it exploded on a rocket sent to Earth by his natural father Jor-El just before he was killed.Superman comes from the planet Krypton. He landed in Smallville, KS, where he was raised. He currently resides primarily from Metropolis. It is often depicted in the Northeast part of the US, but the exact state is rarely identified.
Krypton
Presumably, the destroyed planet Krypton belonged to our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
There is an element called Krypton, it has nothing to do with superheros from another planet.