[Ed. – I know I’ll sleep better tonight. But didn’t they miss the planet Uranus, which clearly needs a nomenclature exorcism?]
Political correctness has now expanded to space, where NASA says planets, galaxies and other heavenly bodies will no longer be referred to by “offensive” nicknames.
In a press release Thursday, the space agency said that all planets and heavenly bodies will be referred only to by their scientific names, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Under the new rules, the “Eskimo Nebula,” discovered in 1787 by William Hershel, will only be referred to as NGC 2392.
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The so-called “Siamese Twins Galaxy” will likewise be known only as NGC 4567 and NGC 4568.
