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Home | CULTURE | NASA Names Distant Asteroid to Honor Malala

NASA Names Distant Asteroid to Honor Malala

April 13, 2015 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Administrator at NASA names asteroid to Honor Malala’s work to support female education in Pakistan

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A young woman who became a beacon of hope to the world is now the namesake of an object circling the solar system. Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Pakistani activist who overcame Taliban threats and violence and continued going to school has had an asteroid named after her. Amy Mainzer — the astronomer at NASA’s…

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Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Education, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan, Voting Technology, Women Voting Rights

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