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The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say (www.space.com)
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[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Magellan was murderous and awful but that isnโ€™t the primary issue," David W. Hogg, a professor of physics and data science at New York University and Group Leader for astronomical data at the Flatiron Institute, told Space.com. "The primary issue is that the clouds arenโ€™t his discovery."

Oops. How did his name even get attached to the clouds in the first place? The article doesn't give specifics.

[โ€“] FaceDeer@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

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.