Closest Exoplanet Deserves a ‘Real’ Name, Says Uwingu

It’s time to “get real” about naming exoplanets, says Uwingu CEO and scientist Dr. Alan Stern. And so the latest project from the space funding startup company is a contest to name the nearest exoplanet, currently known as Alpha Centauri Bb. “Let’s face it,” Stern told Universe Today, “the current names astronomers use for exoplanets [...]