New Dwarf Planet Makemake Marks Shift in Naming Trend

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 17:07 in Astronomy & Space

With most Greek and Roman god monikers already taken, astronomers are tapping into other cultures' mythologies to christen new cosmic bodies.

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