.@alanstern says New Horizons team has not submitted Pluto nomenclature suggestions to IAU yet. "Informal names" to continue. #DPSEPSC — Alexandra Witze (@alexwitze) October 18, 2016 By stalling they get […]
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More New Horizons Nomenclature Food Fights
Pluto, we have a problem: Some geographical names may not fly on official maps, GeekWire “Some of the best-known names on Pluto ranging from the Sputnik plains to the Hillary […]
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Name an Asteroid
NASA Announces Asteroid Naming Contest for Students “Students worldwide have an opportunity to name an asteroid from which an upcoming NASA mission will return the first samples to Earth. Scheduled […]
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Why Can't Everyone Get A Chance To Name Things on Mars?
Images: Opportunity Arrives At Endeavour Crater “Opportunity had arrived at the western rim of 13-mile-diameter (21-kilometer-diameter) Endeavour crater four days earlier. A portion of the northeastern rim of Endeavour forms […]
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What Name Would You Pick for Pluto's Newly-Discovered Moon?
NASA’S Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto “The new moon is the smallest discovered around Pluto. It has an estimated diameter of 8 to 21 miles (13 to 34 km). […]