..."Voyager" is called the best Star Trek, but I degress.
No, it's worse.
The astronomers who claim to have discovered the 10th planet in the Earth's solar system have made another intriguing announcement: it has a moon.
Ah, great, but...
[Michael Brown of the California Institute of Technology] labeled the object a planet and nicknamed it Xena after the lead character in the former TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess."
but, but, for over 2,000 years we have names planets after the Gods...
But the newly discovered moon, nicknamed Gabrielle after Xena's faithful traveling sidekick in the TV series, likely will not quell the debate over what exactly is a planet and whether Pluto should keep its status.
So not only are these TechnoGeeks trying to name planets after television stars, they are also attempting to unseat a present planet as well.
Dangerous for planets, as Xena and Gabrielle were never very certain about their spin.
At least there is a glimmer of hope.
The International Astronomical Union, a group of scientists responsible for naming planets, is deciding on formal names for Xena and Gabrielle.
Good. Here's hoping they come up with something noble, like Kirk and Spock.
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