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Officially, Only the Sun Can Have Planets. Is it Time to Fix the Definition of “Planet”?
What is the true definition of a planet, and could there be a more refined definition in the future? This…
4 months ago
Venus “Quasi-moon” Just Got a Name. Henceforth, it Shall be Called Zoozve.
Ask any astronomer, and they will tell you that all of the planets in the Solar System (including those "dwarf…
9 months ago
Competition Will Let You Name an Exoplanet
When it comes to naming all those exoplanets that astronomers keep finding, it's up to the International Astronomical Union (IAU)…
5 years ago
The Solar System Gets A Second Mercury
Freddie Mercury, the iconic front man from the band Queen, is having an asteroid named after him to commemorate what…
8 years ago
Top 9 Weird Asteroid Names (and 1 Awesome Asteroid Moon Name)
Cats, celebrities and fictional creatures all have a home in the asteroid belt. That's because the people that found these…
12 years ago