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Within the framework of its 100th anniversary commemorations, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is organising the IAU100 NameExoWorlds global competition that allows any country in the world to give a popular name to a selected exoplanet and its host star.

Malaysia gets to name a planet and a star

Malaysian school children will have the opportunity to name a selected exoplanet and its host star to commemorate the 100th-anniversary ...