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'Rok' solid recognition for Slovenian space scientist

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As a child growing up in Slovenia in 1999, Dr Rok Nežič couldn't have known that an asteroid that was discovered in New Mexico that year would be named after him almost three decades later.

The Orchard County may be best known for its apples, but for Nežič the real attraction was astronomy.

He first arrived to Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) in 2015 to complete his doctorate in space and climate physics, and has remained there ever since.

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