NEW YORK — Rock legend Freddie Mercury’s legacy is living on as an asteroid, named after him on what would have been the Queen singer’s 70th birthday. Brian May, who is best known as Queen’s lead guitarist but also has a doctorate in astrophysics, announced that an asteroid -- known until now by the less memorable 17473 -- was being named in the singer’s honor. The asteroid is far from the British singer’s namesake planet and is instead in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. "His distinctive sound and large vocal range were hallmarks of his performance style, and he is regarded as one of the greatest rock singers of all time," it said. The asteroid was discovered in 1991, the year that Mercury died of complications from AIDS.

Source: Viet Nam News September 06, 2016 17:03 UTC