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Proper names for planets outside of the Solar System – known as exoplanets – are chosen by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) through public naming contests known as NameExoWorlds.
17 Μαρ 2022 · On March 21, 2022, the number of known exoplanets passed 5,000 according to the NASA Exoplanet Archive. This 360-degree animation and sonification tracks humanity's discovery of the planets beyond our solar system over time.
Watch and learn how the scientific community determines and categorizes these unique planets. Let’s use HD 189733 b (a blue-ish planet where it may rain glass sideways) as an example. The first part of the name is usually the telescope or survey that found it.
26 Ιουλ 2023 · Some people still call it a planet, but oftentimes it’s called a dwarf planet. That’s what the International Astronomical Union says. They’re the group responsible for naming things.
21 Δεκ 2015 · In the first vote of its kind, over half a million people voted on new names for exoplanets and their stars. The results add names like 'Poltergeist' and 'Chalawan' to the planets' scientific designations.
4 Νοε 2016 · Here's how the planets and dwarf planets got their names — and how to find them using mobile apps.
31 Ιαν 2023 · Four Jupiter-mass exoplanets dance around their parent star in a stunning new timelapse collected over a dozen years. The aim of the newly released video is to make the long orbits of these ...
