Why hunt asteroids? (Replay)
By: Caroline Lachowsky
Let’s start today in the footsteps of a formidable asteroid hunter: amateur astronomer Michel Ory. Why track asteroids?
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Michel Ory discovered more than 200 asteroids and 2 comets. Dizzying ... But how can we track down all these little celestial bodies, these mini-planets, these stones in our solar system?
Why name them Coluche, Roger Federer or ... Michel Ory: he has already named more than a hundred and tells us how ... and why keep your eyes in the sky, marvel and make the difference between a planet, a comet, an asteroid and a meteorite? So many celestial objects which could well fall on our heads and which have so much to teach us about our Universe ...
With Michel Ory , amateur astronomer for his work Chasseur d'astéroides published in Le Pommier.
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