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High School Sophomores Discover Asteroid

Posted by kdawson on from the october-sky dept.

Several readers sent us the story of three high school sophomores in Racine, Wisconsin who were just notified that a celestial body they had discovered during a science project has been verified as an asteroid. The students at Racine's Prairie School will be given the opportunity to name the asteroid in about four years. They used a telescope in New Mexico, belonging to a college in Michigan, that they controlled over the Net.

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  1. The school will have a vote . . . by cashman73 · · Score: 0, Troll
    The students will have to decide on naming the asteroid one of two things:

    • Giant Douche
    • Turd Sandwich