NASA Asked The Internet To Name The 7 New Planets And Twitter Went REALLY Creative!

Are we really alone in this vast universe?

A question NASA’s SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) has been desperately trying to answer for decades now. Most recently, NASA found a solar system of seven planets, about 40 light years away, which may, in fact, be capable of supporting life. They believe that this system has three planets with precisely the right conditions for the existence of water and in turn, life.

What’s more, NASA decided to give some pretty mundane names to each of the planets, with the hashtag #7NamesFor7NewPlanets.

#7NamesFor7NewPlanets?
TRAPPIST-1b
TRAPPIST-1c
TRAPPIST-1d
TRAPPIST-1e
TRAPPIST-1f
TRAPPIST-1g
TRAPPIST-1h

😉 https://t.co/QS80AnZ2Jg pic.twitter.com/gis6Ba7UBu

— NASA (@NASA) February 24, 2017

 

Soon enough the hashtag #7NamesFor7NewPlanets began to trend and people decided to come up with their own quirky names for the planets.

1. The seven Horcruxes to appease the Potterhead in you. 

Tom Riddle's Diary
Marvolo's Ring
Slytherin's Locket
Hufflepuff's Cup
Ravenclaw's Diadem
Nagini
Harry Potter#7NamesFor7NewPlanets

— Alex (@the_alexb00k) February 24, 2017

 

2. Well, they’re dwarf planets, so makes sense.

#7NamesFor7NewPlanets
Sleepy
Happy
Dopey
Sneezey
Grumpy
Bashful
Doc

— PositivelyAviva (@JacobsAviva) February 24, 2017

 

3. Game of Thrones fans in the house?

STARK
LANNISTER
BARATHEON
TARGARYEN
TULLY
GREYJOY
TYRELL#7NamesFor7NewPlanets

— 👑 (@karma_is_a_btc) February 26, 2017

4. A more obvious Harry Potter reference. 

https://twitter.com/pottersnewt/status/835104658578370560

 

5. Joey’s planet would definitely have infinite food. Which you shouldn’t share!

https://twitter.com/AbhishekPrtp/status/834994538489880576

6. Taking a cue from Apple, eh?

https://twitter.com/trutherbotred/status/835341145483849729

7. He seems to have an unhealthy obsession with Pluto.

https://twitter.com/TideOfFools/status/835130555146645504

 

8. This one hates the concept of unnecessary sequels.

#7NamesFor7NewPlanets

The Fast and the Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
Tokyo Drift
Fast & Furious
Fast 5
Fast & Furious 6
Furious 7

— Jordan Freiman (@JordanFreiman) February 24, 2017

 

9. Have you ever thought of that? No, you only think about yourself.

https://twitter.com/blackdeanarys/status/835037620065480704

 

10. Hmm… actually, it’s down to six now. 😛

#7NamesFor7NewPlanets
They can just name them for the 7 #Oscars that #lalaland win tonight.

— Joseph Paul (@JosephPaul4real) February 27, 2017

 

11. Star Wars fans will get it. 😀

#7NamesFor7NewPlanets Vader (or Anakin) Leía Luke Obi Wan Han Chewaka Yoda

— Juanmi Esparcia (@FlugelRock13) February 27, 2017

 

12. The IQ of this system is just TOO DAMN HIGH!

https://twitter.com/Prof_Hopeless/status/836007351924604928

What do you guys think of these names? Have some of your own to add to the list? Let us know in the comments below.

H/T: Independent

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