As astronomers, we tend to spend a certain amount of time observing, so it's no surprise that we like to people-watch. Each star party is unique depending on factors such as location and the time of the year - but there’s a certain set of people that are always present.

Astronomers use their big brains for things other than discovering planets and galaxies. They’re now naming them for profit. Whilst it’s not uncommon for someone to receive a gift of a star to name, some people want entire planets. And one entrepreneurial astronomer, Dr Alan Stern, decided to cash in on this need, creating an organisation called Uwingu that charged people $10 to name the various exoplanets found across the universe.