Astronomers Want You To Stop Calling Those Cloudy Things Magellanic

#shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #astronomy #Magellanic Clouds #galaxies #exploration #colonialism #indigenous #naming #equity Good evening, I’m Gregory. In astronomy news, astronomers are saying it’s time we rename the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds – those two fuzzy patches in the night sky. The clouds are currently named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who astronomers say was a colonizer and murderer. Indigenous communities observed the clouds for thousands of years before Magellan. Astronomers say naming celestial objects should reflect all humanity, not just colonial history. So next time you look up at those two clouds, try calling them something less offensive, like Fluffy and Poofy.

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