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.

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 ...

The Sun and the Moon represent swar Sa and Pa, which are always ‘sure’ in astrological parlance or which are fixed and do not change. Each planet owns two zodiac signs each. Check the table below: ...

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 International Astronomical Union (IAU) will announce the results of its "Name the Exoworlds" campaign — which asked the public to vote on common monikers for 32 alien planets in 20 different ...

The "Name the Exoworlds" campaign, created by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), gave the public the opportunity to vote on new names for stars and planets in 20 exoplanet systems.The ...

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.

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.