You Can Help Name Pluto's Adorably Teeny Moons
Pluto's Moons P4 and P5 are not the most evocative names, so the SETI Institute is taking nominations for Pluto's two tiniest companions. SETI InstituteThey need more creative titles than P4 and P5. Back in 2011, the Hubble Space Telescope was pointed at Pluto to help astronomers prepare for an upcoming spacecraft visit, and it spotted a tiny object nearby the non-planet. It was a moon, and turned out to be one of two tiny companions previously unknown to science. They were unceremoniously named P4 and P5, and nobody ever gave them better names. Now's your chance! The SETI Institute, whose astronomers helped make the discovery, is looking for nomenclature nominations. The moons have to be assigned names that are derived from Greek or Roman mythology, like the other planets. Vote at this new website, PlutoRocks, and the astronomers will choose winners based on the vote tallies. Typically, moons are associated with...