<description>&lt;p&gt;The Milky Way! Neptune! Uranus! Halley’s Comet! There are so many cool features in our solar system – but how did they get their names? We asked space scientist and communicator Maggie Aderin-Pocock to help us find the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Got a question that’s&lt;em&gt; out of this world&lt;/em&gt;? Send it to us at &lt;a href="https://www.brainson.org/contact"&gt;BrainsOn.org/contact&lt;/a&gt;, and we’ll make &lt;em&gt;space&lt;/em&gt; for an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Moment Of Um

Brains On Universe

How did the solar system and all the planets get their names?

JUN 5, 20254 MIN
Moment Of Um

How did the solar system and all the planets get their names?

JUN 5, 20254 MIN

Description

The Milky Way! Neptune! Uranus! Halley’s Comet! There are so many cool features in our solar system – but how did they get their names? We asked space scientist and communicator Maggie Aderin-Pocock to help us find the answer.


Got a question that’s out of this world? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll make space for an answer.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.