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September 4, 2012 04:18 pm PDT
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Help name an asteroid!
In 2016, NASA will launch OSIRIS-REx, an unmanned mission to an astroid called 1999 RQ36. It is, to say the least, not the most inspiringly named object in space. That's why MIT, the University of Arizona, and the Planetary Society are sponsoring a contest to rename it. If you are under age 18—and are capable [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/CRmC74f31l8/help-name-an-asteroid.html
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