Our Solar System's Nomenclature Wars

RobotRunAmok writes "Plutinos, Centaurs, Cubewanos - the names Detroit has given some of their next gen SUVs? Nope. They are among the many colorful, and, some complain, confusing names which astronomers have given to celestial objects in the last decade. Ever wonder about the system of organization which astronomers use to name new space rocks? Apparently, so have many astronomers, because, according a Yahoo!/Space.com article, it's neither very systematic nor organized. Fear not: some clever star-minded chaps from Oxford and Cambridge have a plan to wring some order from the damp dishrag of astro-nomenclature chaos."

Comments

Uhhm... They are there for a reason.

[CyberBill]

Those terms are just like the ones in the computer field, FPS, GNU, FTP, Skript Kiddie, Turd Burgler, etc.

Of course its not organized, because they are designed not to let newbies into the arena of astronomy, just like computer science.

I mean c'mon, its a f*cking mouse... WHY??? Because nobody wanted to call it a "hand movement input device".... actually that could work for mouce... I'll shuttup now.

-Bill

Bwahahahaha

[Anonymous Coward]

YHBT. YHL. HAND.