Post by Mississippi State University

In January 2025, Mississippi State computational biology professor Jean-Francois Gout became the first person in Mississippi to identify an asteroid. “I knew the odds were slim, and it felt like winning the lottery,” he said. “I was the discoverer, but it took a lot of time for it to become official. For me, this was a big deal.” Read his story: https://lnkd.in/gNapRfPC