Via a wee goddess:
Astronomers rename asteroid to honor George Takei.
I am, sad to say, not a fan of the original Trek, so didn’t know Takei from his Sulu days. But he’s been an impressive presence on Heroes, my favorite currently-running geeky TV show.
But, dude. How much of an impression do you have to make to get an asteroid named after you? Takei is beyond cool. And modest, of course:
“I am now a heavenly body,” Takei, 70, said Tuesday, laughing. “I found out about it yesterday. … I was blown away. It came out of the clear, blue sky – just like an asteroid.”
