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When you're renowned astrophysicist and cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson, there's only one thing worth doing when you're bored: come up with names for Beyoncé's heirs. 。
Tyson did just that Wednesday afternoon on Twitter when he started sharing names for Queen Bey and Jay-Z to mull over. But because he's Neil deGrasse Tyson, he also gave us a space lesson with each pair of names fit for the twins 。
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of options, so we did Beyoncé and Jay a favor and ranked them all in order of what we believed to be best to worst. Don't us, Mr. Tyson. 。
1. Terra and Luna Carter 。
If we're being honest with ourselves, these twins are as important as both the Earth and the Moon. 。
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2. Castor and Pollux Carter。
Look at Tyson's description and tell me this isn't perfect. 。
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3. Ida and Dactyl Carter 。
Fitting for the first set of twins of the Knowles-Carter dynasty. 。
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4. Phobos and Deimos Carter。
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5. Aster and Roid Carter 。
It has a nice ring to it..。
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6. Crescent and Gibbous Carter。
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7. Elgenubi and Eschamali Carter。
It's...unique. No Apple, but nonetheless, unique.. 。
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8. Dawn and Dusk Carter 。
Both equally beautiful times of the day. 。
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9. Kuiper and Oort Carter 。
Greatest comet repositories for the offspring of some of the world's greatest entertainers? Makes sense. 。
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10. Oblate and Prolate Carter 。
This is where you should have stopped, Neil. 。
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11. Zenith and Nadir Carter。
While these sound pretty, maybe a little too much. I don't know. Maybe that's just me. 。
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12. Perigee and Apogee Carter。
Too good vs. evil, ya know?
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13. Spirit and Opportunity Carter 。
Okay now Neil is just flexing his knowledge of all things space. 。
Tweet may have been deleted。14. Up and Down Carter, Top and Bottom Carter, or Strange and Charmed Carter 。
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