What do Van Gogh's "Starry Night," traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies and a river in Alaska have in common? All are now commemorated in the solar systems around ours. These declarations and ...

This story was updated at 2:40 EST. 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 ...

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 ...

(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.

Star Gazers is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...

As part of its 100th anniversary commemorations, the Paris-based International Astronomical Union is organizing the IAU100 NameExoWorlds, a global competition that allows any country in the world to ...

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Some towns in the United States are famous for their quirky names: Santa Claus, Indiana; Okay, Oklahoma; George, Washington; and Sandwich, Illinois, come to mind. Then there’s Earth, Texas, which got ...