August 22, 2011 Black Planet

[ZenGum]

Does it have to orbit at the back of the solar system?

It does need a better name. I wonder if you got a French speaker to pronounce TrES-2b whether they could make it sound like Tres toubee' or something.

There is a debate in physics about whether the hypothesised cloud of dark matter surrounding our galaxy is in the form of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles or Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects. Yup, WIMPs Vs MACHOs.

Science is mostly serious, but it seems you are allowed to have fun with the naming.

[SPUCK]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Science is mostly serious, but it seems you
are allowed to have fun with the naming.

Foreshore. Just look at the subatomic particle names for the types of quarks. Charm, color, etc.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by SPUCK

Foreshore. Just look at the subatomic particle names for the types of quarks. Charm, color, etc.

Geologists get in on it too:

Check out this metamorphic amphibole with the chemical composition (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2, magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Geologists get in on it too:

Check out this metamorphic amphibole with the chemical composition (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2, magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.

That was a lot funnier before I read the entry.