Leonard represents a generation of asteroid hunters directly inspired by Shoemaker's work. As a young college graduate in 1992, he interned under Shoemaker, doing two-week stints at Mount Palomar ...

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...