Carolyn Shoemaker, Hunter of Comets and Asteroids, Dies at 92
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:25 am
Carolyn Shoemaker, Hunter of Comets and Asteroids, has died at 92.
After her children left for college, she unexpectedly became astronomy’s record-setting spotter of unidentified objects hurtling through the cosmos.
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/people/carolyn-shoemaker
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/scie ... 6ddce15117
After her children left for college, she unexpectedly became astronomy’s record-setting spotter of unidentified objects hurtling through the cosmos.
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/people/carolyn-shoemaker
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/scie ... 6ddce15117