Asteroid namesake 'Weird Al' Yankovic heads to Charlottesville

“NewsAdvance reports 'Weird Al' Yankovic now has an asteroid named after him, and he's headed to Charlottesville. A rock in space, Vera.” — Dale Bearman, on air

On air: Dale Bearman and Vera Bullock on Market Hours
Published 11:05 AM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

At a glance

First reported by NewsAdvance.com: “Now the proud namesake of an asteroid, 'Weird Al' Yankovic headed to Charlottesville”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 11:05 AM ET on Market Hours, by Dale Bearman and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Charlottesville.
BBN covered this story before: Asteroid Namesake 'Weird Al' Yankovic Heads to Charlottesville (October 6).

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NewsAdvance.comNow the proud namesake of an asteroid, 'Weird Al' Yankovic headed to Charlottesville

What BBN said about it

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNewsAdvance reports 'Weird Al' Yankovic now has an asteroid named after him, and he's headed to Charlottesville. A rock in space, Vera.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFinally, a doomsday I can get behind.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, that's the most bullish thing in the solar system.