Truly Become a Star! Da S's Name Appears in Outer Space One Year After Death, Fans Cry: 'We Can Look Up and See Her'

The late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, known to fans as Da S, has been honored with a celestial tribute, with an asteroid officially named 'Xu Xiyuan' in her memory. The asteroid, carrying the temporary designation 2002 GF11, is now officially numbered 208663 and bears her name.

The discovery was made by Hong Kong amateur astronomer Yang Kwang-yu, a former president of the Hong Kong Astronomical Society, who has named over 2,000 celestial bodies. He observed the asteroid in April 2002 at the Desert Eagle Observatory in Arizona, USA. Following meticulous confirmation processes, the naming has now received international approval.

This astronomical honor comes more than a year after Hsu's passing, which had deeply saddened the entertainment industry and her fans. Yang Kwang-yu has a history of naming celestial bodies after prominent figures in the Chinese entertainment world, including Leslie Cheung, Teresa Teng, Andy Lau, and Brigitte Lin.

News of the asteroid naming has moved fans, who expressed that Hsu has truly become a star and can now be looked up to in the night sky. Fittingly, Hsu herself was a known enthusiast of astronomy and often referred to herself as an 'alien,' expressing a long-held belief in extraterrestrial life. Though she has passed, many feel she continues to exist in a different form among the vastness of space.