Aretha Franklin passed away today August 16 at 76 years old from cutting edge pancreatic disease of the neuroendocrine kind. Figures from the music world and past have kept on sharing tributes to the Queen of Soul.

Barack and Michelle Obama stated, "America has no eminence. Yet, we do have an opportunity to procure something all the more persevering." They proceeded, "Through her organizations and unmatched musicianship, Aretha characterized the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, every last bit of it and in each shade—our capacity and our torment, our obscurity and our light, our mission for recovery and our hard-won regard."

The NASA Twitter account likewise posted about Franklin and Asteroid 249516 Aretha, which was named in her respect. Beneath, see posts from the Obamas, Quincy Jones, Rep. John Lewis, Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, and the sky is the limit from there.