Space names are Lame

[Apemanblues]

Most are named after mythological characters and mythology is anything but dull.

 

[siurpeeman]

They do?

Oh.

remember hurricane andrew?

 

[j26]

remember hurricane andrew?

Andrew's had a gender realignment and is now called Tracy

 

[amd4me]

Plus, Earth Moon and Sun sound a hell of a lot better then his suggested names.

I thought the "bright thing" had a ring to it

 

[pseudobrit]

I was being sarcastic with the Rock 1,2 and Bright Thing names. It was merely an exaggeration of the crappiness of the real names.

We don't even live on the other planets in the Solar System (another stupid name), and their names stand for awesome things like gods and love and water. Ours stands for dirt. Sweet. Couldn't be a bit more creative? Its like naming your dog Dog.

Our moon has the worst name ever. Moon. I know its a moon, why does Jupiter get all the cool Moon names? What did Jupiter do to get the cool names?

Our moon is also known as Luna. And Earth was called Earth before anyone knew it was a planet and that all those other bright dots in the sky were planets too. So the special bright dots that moved independently of the star field got mythological names like Jupiter or Venus. No one knew they were planets. And no one knew there were other moons.

Your lack of perspective on the history of knowledge and the human race is disturbing.

 

[twoodcc]

i kinda like the names......especially like Titan, Europa (not sure if i spelt that one right) Saturn, Uranus.....

 

[bousozoku]

Earth is a great name since it simply means dirt. We could just call this planet Dirt instead.

"We the people of Dirt, in search of intelligent life in the universe, call upon you..."

I'm trying to remember if any other languages have better names for the planets but nothing comes to mind.

 

[dllavaneras]

Our moon is also known as Luna.

Do you know what "Luna" means in spanish?

Your lack of perspective on the history of knowledge and the human race is disturbing.

Agreed.

 

[jsw]

I think we stick with "Moon" and "Sun" so that graduates of the American educational system will be able to name at least two astronomical bodies. Perhaps, for similar reasons, we should rename "Earth" to "Duh, what I'm standing on, dude", except that's a bit long.

 

[pseudobrit]

Perhaps, for similar reasons, we should rename "Earth" to "Duh, what I'm standing on, dude", except that's a bit long.

It could be shortened into a tidy acronym.

 

[gauchogolfer]

It could be shortened into a tidy acronym.

Dwisod, I like it. Has a catchy sort of ring to it.

 

[phungy]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I can say "Why is wonga such a lame username?"

Anyways, some names like Andromeda, Betelgeuse, Fornax and Pyxis are pretty cool.

 

[DMann]

Single syllable names

Why do we have the lamest, most boring names for astronomical objects closest to us? Earth? Moon? Sun? Why just call them Rock 1, Rock 2, and The Bright Thing? Why are the names lame?

For one thing, single syllable names, which are distinguishable,
have character, and are even quasi-related in mythology and
etymology on an international level:

sol - sun
lune - moon
earth - terre

are all easier to write about and express through song, poetry,
and prose, without the generic ambiguity of, as you say,
Rock 1, 2, 3, bright thing, etc. I think SpicyApple illustrates
this best with her amended song list.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Our moon has the worst name ever. Moon.

Ah, but it's the Moon – the definitive article. The original. The one by which all others are judged. Same with the Sun. They both get bonus points for that in my book.