Science
NASA to remove ‘offensive’ names from planets and galaxies to make space ‘more inclusive’ – Brinkwire
NASA is to ditch “offensive” names from planets, galaxies and other heavenly bodies to make space “more inclusive.“
The scientific organisation has announced it is currently reexamining the outdated nicknames used to describe multiple cosmic objects.
Under the new rules, the ‘Eskimo Nebula’, discovered in 1787 by William Hershel, will now simply be referred to as NGC 2392.
‘”Eskimo” is widely viewed as a colonial term with a racist history, imposed on the indigenous people of Arctic regions,’…
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