Why doesn't The Sun have a name?
Our Moon doesn't even have a name! Whats up with that?!
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The Sun *is* it's name... It's called The Sun. Every other sun is just *a* sun, but ours is THE Sun.
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Our Moon also has a name... Moon. It is a satellite whose name is Moon.
Other planets have satellites some of whose names are, in no order:
Phobos,
Deimos,
Europa,
Callista,
Io
Ganymede
Thebe
Pan,
Phoebe...
There are many more satellites in our Solar System. Follow the link and it'll bring you to a page that has LOTS of information.
It is a disservice to all of us that we use the word "moon" for the satellites of other planets and the word "sun" for the stars of other systems. Planetary science is confusing enough without the media and Hollywood and even some scientists themselves using the wrong terminology.
Good question.
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M$It wasn't that long ago that people thought that the earth was the center of the universe......
I have a good idea, why don't you start a campaign to name the sun and the moon. I am sure that it would capture the popular imagination.
Great observation!
The Heavens Above.....
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@Coltech - Sol is also Latin (language which Spanish and many other languages are based on) for Sun, and a quick check at AdamColon's sources... yeah, Luna is Latin as well.
While those may be wrong (wiki sources), I don't see why they couldn't be right.
Sol is the spanish name for the sun and luna is the spanish name for the moon, so no, that is not the answer.
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