Anyone can name a star online, but the International Astronomical Union is offering a rare space opportunity: to name a planet observed by the groundbreaking James Webb Telescope. The IAU is ...

While many of the planets had other names before the Romans bestowed them with their divine namesakes — it's these names that are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

Why You Can't Name New Moons And Planets Anything You Want Pluto's two newest moons received their official names this week, and the name that led in the popular vote was Spock's home planet, Vulcan.

More than 10 years since its discovery, 2007 OR10 is the largest known minor planet in our solar system that has no name. The three astronomers who discovered it want the public's help to change that.

The English names for planets mostly come from the Romans, who borrowed their designations from gods and goddesses: Mercury was named for the messenger god because it appears to move so swiftly ...

Here's how the planets and dwarf planets got their names — and how to find them using mobile apps. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Space. Search. Search Space. Sign in.

Shortly after the announcement of the TRAPPIST-1 system, NASA crowdsourced its Twitter followers for possible planet names. The actual process of naming new planets, however, is a bit more ...

There is, however, some debate about whether the scientists actually have the authority to decide a name. The planets in our Solar System, and many of their moons and smaller minor planets, are named ...

The public are to be given the chance to choose the names of new planets and moons for the first time. The snappily named HD 189733b, an azure coloured gas giant in a different solar system, is ...

Astronomers on Tuesday (Dec. 20) announced the discovery of the first two Earth-size alien planets — a historic find for sure, but the newfound worlds didn't exactly receive historic names.