How do planets get their names? Aside from Earth, planets in our solar system were named after ancient gods. Today, the job of naming falls to the International Astronomical Union, the internationally recognized authority for naming celestial bodies. You can see the history of each planet's name at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/ | NASA Solar System Exploration

This artist's interpretation of the Big Bang represents the early universe and its expansion. Recently, astronomers have probed why stars still form so long after this momentous cosmic event –> http://bit.ly/2Bw01Tp | Cosmos - the Science of Everything