Thanks to William Shatner for the suggestion!" discovery team leader Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute wrote Tuesday in an update to the "Pluto Rocks" blog. You don't have to be a hard-core ...

Astronomers put out the call this week for cosmic names worthy of the two unnamed moons of Pluto, and Captain James T. Kirk has answered. Famed actor William Shatner, who portrayed the iconic ...

To boldly go where we were not too long ago. Legendary actor William Shatner wants President Trump to restore Pluto to greatness as scientists claim to have found a “new” ninth planet.

The interaction began when Shatner, famous for his portrayal of Captain Kirk in the iconic sci-fi series Star Trek, took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to advocate for Pluto’s ...

“Star Trek” actor William Shatner wants to use Elon Musk’s political sway to get Pluto reinstated as a full-fledged planet. “We should ask Elon to get the President to sign one of those ...

On February 13, we reported that William Shatner had gotten "Vulcan" added as an option in the public voting over what to name Pluto's two moons. Now, a week and a half later, that name has lead ...

James T. Kirk, aka William Shatner, who trumpeted the winner Monday via Twitter: 174,062 votes and Vulcan came out on top of the voting for the naming of Pluto's moons. Thank you to all who voted!

Even better and more applicable to the situation, Vulcan is also the nephew of Pluto in mythology. Shatner had also suggested another name, Romulus, which is sadly already taken by another moon.

“Star Trek” fans, rejoice: an online vote to name Pluto’s two newest, tiny moons is over, and the top suggestion is “Vulcan” - suggested by actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk ...

As the voting period nears a close, it appears as though one of Pluto’s moons will be named Vulcan, if current trends hold up.The name, suggested by Star Trek veteran William Shatner ...

Shatner playfully suggested Musk ... Some astronomers advocate for a broader classification that would include Pluto and other similar bodies as planets, but such proposals have yet to gain ...