NASA ridiculed for dropping ‘Eskimo Nebula’ and ‘Siamese Twins Galaxy’ nicknames
NASA is being ridiculed for its ‘idiotic’ decision to stop using the nicknames for two celestial phenomena – the Eskimo Nebula and Siamese Twins Galaxy – because of their ‘colonial’ implications. The American space agency announced the move on Wednesday, writing in a statement: ‘As the scientific community works to identify and address systemic discrimination … Read more