Steven J. Ostro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSteven J. Ostro
American scientist
Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1946
Place of Birth: Somerville, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 15-Dec-2008
Profession: astronomer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Steven J. Ostro
- Steven Jeffrey Ostro (March 9, 1946 – December 15, 2008) was an American scientist specializing in radar astronomy.
- He worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Ostro led radar observations of numerous asteroids, as well as the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn's rings, and Mars and its satellites.
- As of May 2008, Ostro and his collaborators had detected 222 near-Earth asteroids (including 130 potentially hazardous objects and 24 binaries) and 118 main belt objects with radar.He died December 15, 2008 due to complications related to cancer.
- He has been remembered fondly by his colleagues for both his personal and professional contributions.
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