The world’s first planetary defense team staffed by citizen astronomers has completed its first research mission: Detect and model a Near-Earth Asteroid, for only the 69th time in history. To honor the achievement, space-lovers from around the planet have a chance to give the asteroid a nickname.
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https://phys.org/news/2020-12-citizen-astronomers-globe-partner-world-record.html