The Guardian
17 min ·


It's not quite a shooting star and its temperature is a lot lower than 200 degrees Fahrenheit, but nothing could stop these scientists naming an asteroid after Freddie Mercury.



Rock star: asteroid named after Freddie Mercury to celebrate singer's 70th birthday
Queen guitarist Brian May announced that asteroid 17473 a 3.5km-wide ball of black rubble on the other side of Mars, will be known as “Freddiemercury”
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