Read more about the article Girl, 8, Believed To Be Youngest Ever Person To Discover An Asteroid
Nicole Oliviera, an 8-year-old who joined a NASA-affiliated program searching for asteroids and became the world's youngest astronomer from Fortaleza, Brazil. (@nicolinha2012/Newsflash)
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Girl, 8, Believed To Be Youngest Ever Person To Discover An Asteroid

This eight-year-old astronomy enthusiast may be the youngest ever person to have discovered an asteroid. Despite her tender age, Star Wars fan Nicole Oliveira of north-eastern Brazil studies and catalogues asteroids as part of a project named Asteroid Hunters. The project is managed by the NASA-affiliated citizen science programme International…

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October 7, 2021
Read more about the article Meteor Fireball Whooshes Across Atlantic Night Sky
Pic Shows: The huge fireball on the sky; BRAZIL: This is the incredible moment a fireball lights up the Brazilian night sky as it falls over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Meteor Fireball Whooshes Across Atlantic Night Sky

Story By: Ana Lacasa, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News Video Credit: CEN/@profjung This is the incredible moment a meteor lights up the night sky as it whooshes over the Atlantic Ocean in a huge ball of flames after entering the atmosphere at 75,926 mph. The startling incident…

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April 23, 2019