# Bob McDonald's space legacy

> Canadian science communicator Bob McDonald gets asteroid named after him.
- Title: Bob McDonald's space legacy · Nationalpost | Shortify
- Summary: Canadian science communicator Bob McDonald gets asteroid named after him. Bob McDonald, CBC science correspondent, has asteroid 2006 XN67 named after him.
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/how-bob-mcdonald-goes-where-no-canadian-has-gone-before
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bob mcdonald, asteroid, cbc, order of canada, quirks and quarks, science communication, canada, news, politics
## Bob McDonald
Longtime CBC science correspondent Bob McDonald is synonymous with science and learning for many Canadian children.
## Honorary degrees
McDonald holds 13 honorary degrees, medals from NSERC and The Royal Society of Canada.
## Asteroid named after him
Asteroid 2006 XN67 is named after McDonald, discovered Dec 12, 2006 by David Balam.
## Space dream
McDonald said he almost fell overboard when learning he was named after by an asteroid.
## Asteroid description
Asteroid 2006 XN67 is a main belt object that never accreted enough material to become a planet.
## Order of Canada
McDonald was named an Officer in the Order of Canada in 2011 for his science journalism.
## Key takeaway

Bob McDonald, CBC science correspondent, has asteroid 2006 XN67 named after him.