4.8K views · 279 reactions | 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 | Facebook

🌋 Could lava tubes hide signs of life on Mars? To find out, NASA researchers went deep beneath Hawai‘i’s volcanoes to study Earth’s own lava tubes – places where life survives in dark, extreme conditions. Join the expedition in our new documentary as astrobiologists test the technologies that will guide future NASA missions to detect and discover life beyond Earth. Don’t miss Our Alien Earth: Hawai’i, streaming now on NASA : https://go.nasa.gov/4sdN5vP | NASA Solar System Exploration

804K views · 961 reactions | On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse...