Name Uranus and Neptune in Hebrew!

The World

Israel is honoring the UN’s International Year of Astronomy. But two plantes don’t have names in Hebrew. Israel’s Hebrew Language Academy hopes to change that � with a contest. So far, about 2,000 Israelis have entered. Reporter Daniel Estrin has been watching the contest.

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