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Friday 31 March 2006

Do Your Favourite Rock/Pop Musicians Have a Planet Named After Them?

Here is a listing for all the minor planets which have been named after contemporary popular musicians.

As the site explains, “Classical composers have been honored with minor planets since the early 20th century, but contemporary musicians have been overlooked. In the past few years, this imbalance between classical and contemporary musicians has been addressed by a new generation of astronomers who wish to acknowledge the music that has influenced them”

Some of the musicians honoured include Enya, Jerry Garcia, John Lennon, the Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana, and Frank Zappa.

There are links to articles about each of the minor planets.

Via Vitamin Q.

Posted by Amy as Music, Science & Nature at 4:35 AM EST

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Thursday 30 March 2006

Not chic? Quel horreur!

Posted by Amy as Popular Culture at 5:36 AM EST

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Wednesday 29 March 2006

Dick Cheney In Hotels

Posted by Amy as Politics at 3:33 AM EST

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Tuesday 28 March 2006

One Hotel I’d Boycott

Posted by Amy as Travel at 4:04 AM EST

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Monday 27 March 2006

The Blog of Death

Posted by Amy as Death, Blogs and Bloggers at 12:33 AM EST

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Sunday 26 March 2006

Superman And Jesus

Posted by Amy as Television & Movies, Cartoons & Comics, Education at 6:20 AM EST

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Saturday 25 March 2006

A Site For Bird Lovers

Posted by Amy as Animals at 4:44 AM EST

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Friday 24 March 2006

For Those Of Us Who Are Easily Amused

Posted by Amy as Humour at 12:04 AM EST

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Thursday 23 March 2006

Momento Mori

Posted by Amy as Death at 4:33 AM EST

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Wednesday 22 March 2006

The Worst Sound In the World

Posted by Amy as Daily Life at 4:43 AM EST

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Tuesday 21 March 2006

Some Of These Sound Familiar

Posted by Amy as Humour at 5:04 AM EST

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Monday 20 March 2006

Women’s Input Sought

Posted by Amy as Arts & Culture, Women at 3:32 AM EST

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Sunday 19 March 2006

Interfaith Calendar

Posted by Amy as Religion & Spirituality at 8:56 AM EST

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Saturday 18 March 2006

Internet Dreaming

Posted by Amy as Arts & Culture at 8:26 AM EST

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Friday 17 March 2006

Winners of 2006 Bloggies Announced

Posted by Amy as Blogs and Bloggers at 5:02 AM EST

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Thursday 16 March 2006

Which Hindu Goddess Are You?

Posted by Amy as Fluffy Stuff at 3:33 AM EST

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Wednesday 15 March 2006

Giraffe Manor in Nairobi

Posted by Amy as Animals, Travel at 5:02 AM EST

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Tuesday 14 March 2006

The Mystery Around the Number 6174

Posted by Amy as Math at 4:12 AM EST

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Monday 13 March 2006

Camera Returned To Rightful Owner

Posted by Amy as Shocked & Appalled at 3:53 AM EST

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Sunday 12 March 2006

Shanti, Shanti, Shanti

Posted by Amy as Religion & Spirituality at 7:19 AM EST

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Saturday 11 March 2006

Great Photo of the Day Site

Posted by Amy as Photography, Science & Nature at 5:54 AM EST

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Friday 10 March 2006

Things That Make You Go AAAWW

Posted by Amy as Animals, Blogs and Bloggers at 4:42 AM EST

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Thursday 9 March 2006

Appreciating An Overlooked Part of Nature

Posted by Amy as Science & Nature at 1:50 AM EST

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Wednesday 8 March 2006

Home of the Groove

Posted by Amy as Music at 4:16 AM EST

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Tuesday 7 March 2006

R. I. P. Andreas Katsulas

Posted by Amy as Television & Movies at 2:05 AM EST

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Monday 6 March 2006

Giving Another Ferret A Home

Posted by Amy as Personal at 1:33 AM EST

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Sunday 5 March 2006

A Good Site For Learning About Buddhist Art

Posted by Amy as Arts & Culture, Religion & Spirituality at 8:30 AM EST

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Saturday 4 March 2006

Semper Hedgehog

Posted by Amy as Humour at 5:01 AM EST

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Friday 3 March 2006

First Carrots, Now Chocolate

Posted by Amy as Food, Museums at 1:18 AM EST

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Thursday 2 March 2006

An Unusual Online Museum

Posted by Amy as Food, Museums at 4:20 AM EST

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Wednesday 1 March 2006

My Secret Life . . .

Posted by Amy as Personal at 3:35 AM EST

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