ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has been on Earth since his mission to the International Space Station in 2013, but “Lucaparmitano” is now back in space, thanks to an Italian astronomer. The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Centre has confirmed a new name for an asteroid formerly known merely as 1993 TD: (37627) Lucaparmitano. See http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Space_Situational_Awareness/Asteroid_Luca2
