floofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoThe Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers saywww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkThe Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers saywww.space.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·11 months agoAmerigo Vespucci didn’t discover North or South America, either. Most asteroids that are named after people weren’t discovered by those people. I really don’t see how this is a big deal. Names are just labels.
Amerigo Vespucci didn’t discover North or South America, either. Most asteroids that are named after people weren’t discovered by those people. I really don’t see how this is a big deal. Names are just labels.