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 ...

You can name a planet in "ExoWorld 2022" contest 00:26. NEW YORK-- If you ever dreamed of naming a planet, here is your chance.. The James Webb Space Telescope is discovering new planets outside ...

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 ...

"While exoplanet names such as 16 Cygni Bb or HD 41004 Ab may seem boring when considering the names of planets in our own solar system, the vast number of objects in our universe — galaxies ...

A number of stars and planets were named for places here on Earth. HD 212771b was named Victoriapeak and its star dubbed Lionrock after iconic peaks of Hong Kong.

Names should be pronounceable, non-offensive, 16 characters or less in length and preferably one word Names should not be too similar to an existing name of a minor planet or natural planetary ...

Back in 2015, the IAU organized the NameExoWorlds contest, allowing the public to submit names for 32 extrasolar planets orbiting 15 stars. It could’ve been a disaster (“Rock’n’Roll Star ...