So, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) renamed the planet Xena to Eris. Eris is the Greek goddess of chaos and strife. Interesting and fitting name. Eris caused Pluto to be demoted to a dwarf (or should I say "little people") planet. What's with the IAU still using names out of Greek mythology anyway? Why can't they use modern names like say Andy (just joking). After all meteorologists use modern names when naming hurricanes. What the IAU could do is name planets after famous astronomers like Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei. Heck, even name planets after the people who discover them. Even astronomers have egos. You think if Donald Trump discovered a planet he would not name it after him or like too? You know the planet Donald or the planet Trump (that would more likely). If the IAU does not like my idea of naming planets after famous astronomers and wants to keep naming planets after religious figures how about naming planets after Christian saints like the Saint Dominic, The Patron Saint of Astronomers and Telescope Watchers for example.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
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