An 8-year-old public school student in Rio discovers an asteroid

Student at the Higher Institute of Education in Rio de Janeiro (ISERJ), from the Rio public school system, Benjim Dutra, 8 years old, may have its own asteroid, which it plans to name “BEN1608”. He is the one who found the solar body in space. Last week, a young resident of Villa Isabel was awarded a medal for his excellence in Asteroid hunting programmeof the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI), after finding a proto-asteroid.

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The tribute, along with student scholars from all over the country, took place on 29 November and was attended by a minister science, technology and innovations, Paul Alvin. To go to the event, in Brasilia, after a letter from NASA At the ministry’s invitation, the Benjmim family had to crowdfund online to pay for the tickets.

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Natalie Araujo, Benjamin’s mother, registered her son at Caça Asteroides between August and September of this year, without much expectation. The software depends on the computer system that is issuing Pictures from space And it makes it possible for registered young people to be able to visualize spatial motion in order to find news, such as asteroids not yet found and recorded. The asteroid discovered by Benjamin It will be taught by NASA And two years later, if she doesn’t crash or fall out of orbit, she will be able to be baptized by the boy who plans to name her. “BEN1608”🇧🇷 According to the rules, the nomination must take place Three letters and four numbers.