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episode-25-stupid-names-in-astronomy https://www.astronomy.com/science/episode-25-stupid-names-in-astronomy/ Episode 25: Stupid Names in Astronomy | Astronomy.com New Cosmic Adventures hosts Associate Editors Eric Betz and Korey Haynes explain the reasoning behind the best of the worst-named astronomy projects and concepts. InStock USD 1.00 1.00 science article ASY 2023-05-18 2015-05-06 38237
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Episode 25: Stupid Names in Astronomy

New Cosmic Adventures hosts Eric and Korey explain the reasoning behind the best of the worst-named astronomy projects and concepts.
By Astronomy Staff | Published: May 6, 2015 | Last updated on May 18, 2023

Questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes? Contact Korey and Eric at
cosmicadventures@astronomy.com

And be sure to check out more episodes of Cosmic Adventures!



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