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 ...

If you step back in time, thousands of years ago, people knew about the brightest planets pretty much everywhere. These are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. And pretty much every culture knew ...

With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible.

(NEXSTAR) – The James Webb Space Telescope has the out-of-this-world honor of observing exoplanetary systems – those outside our solar system – but only we humans get the chance to name the systems.

ON YOUR SCREEN. THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE IS MAKING AMAZING DISCOVERIES EVERY DAY IN EACH PLANET AND HOST STAR NEEDS TO BE NAMED THE ORGANIZATION IN CHARGE OF NAMING CELESTIAL OBJECTS IS THE ...

Artist's impression of the newly named exoplanet Isagel (right) that orbits the star Aniara (HD 102956) in the Big Dipper 399 light years from Earth. The planet is about as massive as Jupiter and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of confirmed dwarf planets and their moons. From left to right: Pluto (with ...