<\/p>\n The two suspected space rocks are called 2024 RX69<\/a> and 2024 RH39<\/a> and are cataloged in the Minor Planet Center, which is a branch of the International Astronomical Union that reports and tracks asteroids and other small, naturally occurring space objects.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Siddharth told the Star he pursues his love of astronomy<\/a> \u2014 he’s been using a telescope since age five, supported by parents with no space background \u2014 after finishing school activities.<\/p>\n “Space was not really taught in schools,” he said. “I really started doing things about space after I came back from school, because school is the academic time. And after that is the time when I pursue my interests and dreams.”<\/p>\n While confirming the asteroids’ orbits may take as long as a decade, Patel has another big project on his mind: becoming an astronaut. He recently joined the youth-focused Royal Canadian Air Cadets to learn how to fly a plane, the Star reported. This is following the pathway of notable Canadian Space Agency<\/a> astronauts such as Jeremy Hansen<\/a> (who will fly around the moon<\/a> as part of NASA’s Artemis 2<\/a> mission next year) and Chris Hadfield<\/a>, the first Canadian to command the International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n Siddharth found the asteroids through the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, which uses images from the Hawaiian Pan-STARRS facility and the Arizona-based Catalina Sky Survey for asteroid searches. While Siddharth’s two space rocks reside in the main asteroid belt<\/a> between Mars<\/a> and Jupiter<\/a>, the collaboration can also find near-Earth asteroids and trans-Neptunian objects (which orbit the sun<\/a> beyond Neptune<\/a>), according to NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n I captured the Cygnus Loop, Eastern Veil, Western Veil & Pickering\u2019s Triangle with ZWO Seestar S30! – YouTube Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n The provisional asteroid discoveries aren’t Siddharth’s only space accolades. His image of Comet C\/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) alongside the Milky Way<\/a> received the People’s Choice Award in DarkSky International’s 2025 Capture the Dark<\/a> photography contest.<\/p>\n
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