# Over the Hedge **Domain:** Film / Popular Culture / Scientific Naming **Doc Type:** Cultural Reference Node _**Over the Hedge**_ is a 2006 animated film based on the comic strip by Michael Fry and T. Lewis. In a recurring gag, unfamiliar woodland animals lower the fear surrounding a mysterious hedge by calling it “Steve.” ## STEVE Context The [[Alberta Aurora Chasers]] borrowed that gag when naming an unclassified atmospheric light. Researchers later retained the name in [[Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement]], making a pop-cultural joke part of a scientific naming history. ## Routes [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] · [[NASA]] ## Official Link - [DreamWorks — Over the Hedge](https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/over-the-hedge)