The Ice Giant Mission Twitter account that’s completely unaffiliated with NASA posted on Sept. 10 asking the denizens of the Internet what they would name a probe mission to Uranus. The account then posted the best results, both serious and silly. On the serious side, there was MUSE (Mission Uranus Science Expedition), Earhart after Amelia Earhart and Tempest. On the silly side, and the reason why NASA probably shouldn’t ask the Internet this question, were suggestions like Deep Dive and Charmin.
What do you get when you ask the Internet to name a Uranus probe?
Answer: If you know anything about the Internet, you can probably guess.
There’s the Internet, the actual worldwide system of computer networks that connects us all. And then there’s "the Internet," the people who use said system. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years of having the Internet, it’s that you probably shouldn’t ask "the Internet" to name things.
The Ice Giant Mission Twitter account that’s completely unaffiliated with NASA posted on Sept. 10 asking the denizens of the Internet what they would name a probe mission to Uranus. The account then posted the best results, both serious and silly. On the serious side, there was MUSE (Mission Uranus Science Expedition), Earhart after Amelia Earhart and Tempest. On the silly side, and the reason why NASA probably shouldn’t ask the Internet this question, were suggestions like Deep Dive and Charmin.
Case in point — just don’t ask the Internet to name things.
The Ice Giant Mission Twitter account that’s completely unaffiliated with NASA posted on Sept. 10 asking the denizens of the Internet what they would name a probe mission to Uranus. The account then posted the best results, both serious and silly. On the serious side, there was MUSE (Mission Uranus Science Expedition), Earhart after Amelia Earhart and Tempest. On the silly side, and the reason why NASA probably shouldn’t ask the Internet this question, were suggestions like Deep Dive and Charmin.
