Holden ThorpJWST is Science's Breakthrough of the Year, which we're very excited about. But the lack of courage shown by NASA in refusing to correct a name that symbolizes homophobia diminishes its ability to inspire the very people who deserve inspiration. My editorial: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg2577
Dragon-sided D@holden There is also the extremely poor precedent of a name that honors an employee rather than a scientist. I see a bunch of names here that could all use more recognition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_science#Nobel_laureates
Alexey MerzTHANK YOU, @holden