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How did the solar system and all the planets get their names?

Moment of Um by Lemonada Media

Jun 5, 20255:41Kids & family

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 a...

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How did the solar system and all the planets get their names? is an episode from Moment of Um by Lemonada Media. The Milky Way! Neptune! Uranus! Halley’s Comet! There are so many cool features in our solar system – but how did they get thei...

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Published Jun 5, 2025, 5:41 long, audio available.

How did the solar system and all the planets get their names?

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