December 6, 2024  

How astronomers raced to track the smallest asteroid ever seen

Astronomer Teddy Kareta had spent countless nights over the years observing various objects across our solar system using Arizona’s Lowell Discovery Telescope, or LDT. On Nov. 19, 2022, he set his alarm to ring shortly before midnight, in preparation for what he presumed would be a quiet observing night — and woke up to missed calls and messages from his boss.

Those pings, he recalled, “more or less could be summarized as, ‘Dude, you gotta get on the telescope right now! What are you doing? Pick up!'”

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December 6, 2024  

Girl Named Tom Sets off on Christmas Tour and Talks New Project

The Voice’s title is singular for a reason. There could be only one winner—until Girl Named Tom arrived on the scene. Small-town Ohio siblings Joshua, Caleb, and Bekah Liechty seamlessly blended harmonies on everything from Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman” to Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida.” And when season 21 wrapped up, the small-town Ohio siblings became the first trio to ever win The Voiceunder the tutelage of coach Kelly Clarkson.

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December 6, 2024  

Girl Named Tom bringing holiday tour to Virginia

Girl Named Tom, a trio of siblings who won season 21 of The Voice two years ago, is going on their Christmas tour, called the Joy of Christmas Tour.

The siblings consist of Bekah, Joshua, and Caleb Liechty. They won The Voice in 2022 under the guidance and teachings of Kelly Clarkson for six months.

They broke The Voice history by being the first group to win the show.

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