How did the solar system and all the planets get their names?
Jun 05, 2025•5 min
Episode description
The Milky Way! Neptune! Uranus! Halley’s Comet! There are so many cool features in our solar system – but how did they get their names? We asked space scientist and communicator Maggie Aderin-Pocock to help us find the answer.
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