Prof Massimiliano Vasile
A Professor at the University of Strathclyde has had his name written among the stars, after an asteroid was named after him. Professor Massimiliano Vasile, who actively works on finding solutions to control the motion of asteroids, has received the honour from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in recognition of his work. Professor Vasile said: “There are several hundreds of thousands of asteroids in space. Out of these relatively few are known, and even fewer are actively tracked.
“In honour of my work on asteroid manipulation, SpaceDyS, one of the partners in the Stardust network, submitted my candidacy to the Minor Planet Centre to name an asteroid after me...
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