5 asteroids named after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Written by Duane W. Hamacher, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
NASA/JPL-CaltechThis year’s Mabo Day, June 3, was a special day for Indigenous astronomy. That was when the International Astronomical Union officially accepted five new asteroid names that honour a selection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, elders and academics whose work has been particularly influential.
The move...





