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                    [Title] => A Filipino in outer space
                    [Summary] => Between the planets Mars and Jupiter, there is an asteroid orbiting around the sun that bears the name of a Filipino scientist. The International Astronomical Society has named it the Badillo Asteroid, in honor of Father Victor L. Badillo S.J. of the Manila Observatory.


Father Badillo is the latest of many Jesuits whose names have been given to some celestial body or other phenomenon. There are 35 craters of the moon that bear the name of Jesuit scientists.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133160 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804677 [AuthorName] => Fr. Miguel A. Bernad, SJ [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 280017 [Title] => Asteroid named after Filipino astronomer [Summary] => CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — An asteroid has recently been named after a 75-year-old Filipino Jesuit astronomer and former director of the Manila Observatory, Fr. Victor L. Badillo.

According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), minor planet No. 4866 measuring some 13 to 30 kilometers across is now officially known as "Badillo," in honor of the Filipino priest who popularized astronomy in the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297005 [AuthorName] => Edwin Aguirre and Imelda Joson [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 292838
                    [Title] => A Filipino in outer space
                    [Summary] => Between the planets Mars and Jupiter, there is an asteroid orbiting around the sun that bears the name of a Filipino scientist. The International Astronomical Society has named it the Badillo Asteroid, in honor of Father Victor L. Badillo S.J. of the Manila Observatory.


Father Badillo is the latest of many Jesuits whose names have been given to some celestial body or other phenomenon. There are 35 craters of the moon that bear the name of Jesuit scientists.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133160 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804677 [AuthorName] => Fr. Miguel A. Bernad, SJ [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 280017 [Title] => Asteroid named after Filipino astronomer [Summary] => CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — An asteroid has recently been named after a 75-year-old Filipino Jesuit astronomer and former director of the Manila Observatory, Fr. Victor L. Badillo.

According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), minor planet No. 4866 measuring some 13 to 30 kilometers across is now officially known as "Badillo," in honor of the Filipino priest who popularized astronomy in the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297005 [AuthorName] => Edwin Aguirre and Imelda Joson [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) ) )
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