Here’s a round-up of most of the online press that has run following the announcement of Asteroid Freddiemercury.
UK PRESS:
BBC News : Freddie Mercury: Asteroid named after late Queen star to mark 70th birthday
BBC Music : Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury
The Guardian : Rock star: asteroid named after Freddie Mercury to celebrate singer’s 70th birthday
The Guardian : Asteroid to be named after Freddie Mercury in honour of his 70th birthday – video
Telegraph : A shooting star leaping through the sky: asteroid named after Freddie Mercury on ’70th birthday’
The Independent : Freddie Mercury: Asteroid named after iconic Queen singer on day he would have turned 70
i News : Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury to mark Queen singer’s 70th birthday
News Week : FREDDIE MERCURY’S 70TH BIRTHDAY: QUEEN FRONTMAN HAS ASTEROID NAMED AFTER HIM
Wired : Freddie Mercury has asteroid named in his honour to mark his 70th birthday
Mashable : This asteroid has been named after Freddie Mercury but you’ll need a big telescope to see it
The Verge : Freddie Mercury received an asteroid for his 70th birthday
Evening Standard : Freddie Mercury has asteroid named in his honour to mark 70th birthday
Metro : Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury to mark Queen frontman’s 70th birthday
NME : Freddie Mercury has an asteroid named after him
The Mirror : Freddie Mercury: Asteroid named after legendary rock star to mark 70th birthday
Huffington Post : Freddie Mercury Receives Asteroid In 70th Birthday Honour, We Remember Queen Frontman In Vintage Pictures
Attitude : ASTEROID NAMED AFTER FREDDIE MERCURY TO MARK WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SINGER’S 70TH BIRTHDAY
ITV : Shooting star named after Freddie Mercury to mark his ’70th birthday’
Heart : “I’m A Shooting Star”: Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury for 70th birthday
Radio X : Asteroid is named after Freddie Mercury to mark singer’s 70th birthday
Planet Rock : Brian May unveils asteroid named after Freddie Mercury to mark his 70th birthday
Irish Independent : A shooting star leaping through the sky: asteroid named after Freddie Mercury on ’70th birthday’
New Magazine : Rock star Freddie Mercury has asteroid named after him
USA PRESS:
Time : Queen’s Freddie Mercury Has An Asteroid Named After Him
Billboard : Asteroid Named After Queen’s Freddie Mercury on His 70th Birthday
Entertainment Weekly : Freddie Mercury: Asteroid named after Queen singer for his 70th birthday
Pitchfork : Freddie Mercury Has Asteroid Named After Him for 70th Birthday
The Week : Asteroid named in honor of Freddie Mercury
People : Freddie Mercury Now Has an Asteroid Named After Him
Washington Post : Far-away asteroid named after Freddie Mercury on birthday
Yahoo : Queen’s Freddie Mercury Has An Asteroid Named After Him
CNN : “I’m a shooting star”: Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury
CNET : We will rock you: Asteroid named after late singer Freddie Mercury
Daily Dot : Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury to honor his 70th birthday
Consequence of Sound : Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury in honor of singer’s 70th birthday
Motherboard / Vice : An Asteroid Has Been Named After Freddie Mercury
New York Daily News: Asteroid named after Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in honor of what would have been his 70th birthday
Photo: PA/iStock (not actual asteroid)