# Ceres Connection

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{{Short description|Cooperative program between MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Society for Science}}The '''Ceres Connection''' is a cooperative program between [MIT](/source/MIT)'s [Lincoln Laboratory](/source/Lincoln_Laboratory) and the [Society for Science and the Public](/source/Society_for_Science_and_the_Public) dedicated to promoting science education. It names [asteroid](/source/asteroid)s discovered under the [LINEAR](/source/LINEAR) project after teachers and contesting students who performed outstandingly in the following Society for Science and the Public competitions: the [Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge](/source/Discovery_Channel_Young_Scientist_Challenge), the [Intel Science Talent Search](/source/Intel_Science_Talent_Search), the [Intel International Science and Engineering Fair](/source/Intel_International_Science_and_Engineering_Fair).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Barros-Smith |first=Ross |date=January 2011 |title=Star Fields |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressClubFiles/71141/documents/NL_Jan2011_1879562066.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6MYUE6DNNJ6ROIH3&Expires=1764948481&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DNL_Jan2011.pdf&Signature=lCDGRA%2F6wQIXD9uWDXpxMfJI%2Bgg%3D |journal=Newsletter of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Intel Science Talent Search : Midwood Science : The Home of Midwood Science Research |url=https://midwoodscience.org/?p=324 |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=midwoodscience.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LAHS Students Place in Grand Awards Ceremony |url=https://ladailypost.com/lahs-students-place-in-grand-awards-ceremony/ |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=ladailypost.com}}</ref>

Since 2001, nearly 200 asteroids are named each year through this program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-06 |title=Asteroids honor and motivate young scientists |url=https://news.mit.edu/2009/asteroids-honor |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=MIT News {{!}} Massachusetts Institute of Technology |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Naming of asteroids](/source/Asteroid)
*[Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research](/source/Lincoln_Near-Earth_Asteroid_Research)
*[Society for Science and the Public](/source/Society_for_Science_and_the_Public)

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180604151431/https://www.ll.mit.edu/outreach/ceres.html Official page]

Category:Asteroids
Category:Science competitions

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