Planety McPlanetface? NASA asks public to name seven new planets
NASA has asked Twitter users to name the seven newly discovered planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system – and the inevitable has happened.
One of the top suggestions has been Planety McPlanetface – after the winnning vote in a competition to name a polar exploration ship.
Since that moment, it’s become traditional for prankers to try to take over naming competitions for everything from council gritters (Gritty McGritface) to beavers (Beavery McBeaverface).
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NASA’s Tweet was immediately leapt on by cosmic pranksters suggesting that the new planets should simply be named Planety McPlanetface 1-7.
Others suggested ideas from Harry Potter, the seven Fast and the Furious movies and Game of Thrones.
Sadly, it’s unlikely that the planets will end up being called Planety McPlanetface 1-7 – as NASA’s poll is not binding, and the final name will be decided by the International Astronomical Union.
Planet McPlanetface 1
Planet McPlanetface 2
Planet McPlanetface 3And so on…
— kevblokey (@kevblokey) March 1, 2017
The Fast and the Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
Tokyo Drift
Fast & Furious
Fast 5
Fast & Furious 6
Furious 7— Jordan Freiman (@JordanFreiman) February 24, 2017
New Earth, New New Earth, New New New Earth, New New New New Earth, New New New New New Earth, New New New New New New #7NamesFor7NewPlanets
— Anne (@whenineternal) February 24, 2017
Earth 2
Earth 2s
Earth 2s Plus
Earth 2s Plus 128GB
Earth 2s Plus 128GB Black
Earth 2s Plus 128GB Rose Gold
Earth 3#7NamesFor7NewPlanets— trutherbotred (@trutherbotred) February 25, 2017