Galaxy OriginsUpdated October 25, 2026.
What the law says
The Outer Space Treaty, signed by more than a hundred countries including the United States, says outer space and celestial bodies are not subject to national appropriation. Without a country able to claim them, there is no authority that could sell a star to a person.
What "buying a star" means in practice
Star-naming companies sell a name recorded in their own database, a certificate and a chart. You own the paper, not the star, and astronomers never use the name.
What about galaxies, planets or the Moon?
The same answer applies to every celestial body. Some companies have sold "lunar land" deeds for decades; they carry no legal weight. Galaxy Origins does not sell galaxies or names either: it sells a framed print of a real galaxy's telescope photograph, matched to a date you choose.