How do we name things in space? The quest to name a quasi-moon!

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered how things in space get their names? Us, too! In this week’s episode, Molly and co-host Cassie hear the story of a funky little moon with a very strange name.

It all started when Radiolab co-host Latif Nasser noticed something unusual on his son’s map of the solar system: a moon next to Venus called Zoozve. He’d never heard of Venus having a moon – and he’d definitely never heard of a moon named Zoozve. So, he called up his friend at NASA, and a wild space quest began!

Plus, Latif will share how YOU can enter a contest to name one of Earth’s quasi-moons. And of course, a new mystery sound that we’re really mooning over!

Featured experts:
Radiolab co-host and host and executive producer of Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything, Latif Nasser.

Resources:
Learn more about the Name a Quasi-Moon! contest at radiolab.org/moon — and submit your own idea!

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0:25.0	with Josh and Blue.
0:26.4	Search Nickelodeon on your favorite podcast app to listen.
0:30.6	You're listening to Brainson,
0:32.0	where we're serious about being curious.
0:34.0	Brainson is supported in part by a grant from the show where we get up close and
0:53.4	your host Star E-Night and hold on to your asteroid belts because our guests today are a real
1:01.1	constellation of solar celebrities.
1:04.0	They're the eight Welcome, the planet!
1:17.0	Welcome, the planets. Excuse me one sec. What is going on? Where are they?
1:35.0	Um, sorry, Star. Earth just texted O. M. W. I think O M. W. stands for oiling my walruses so probably earth's walruses needed some
1:47.4	oil first what that's ridiculous that can't be what o. M.W. means?
1:52.8	Oh, oh, oh, oh, I know.
1:54.5	O. M. W. Organizing Mercury's wigs.
1:58.0	Isn't Mercury always wearing a wig?
2:00.4	Oh, yeah.
2:01.4	Wait, no, Mercury doesn't wear a wig that's definitely not it I got it
2:06.1	Oh mw means ordering more waffles no outside milking worms
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