diff --git a/src/world.rs b/src/world.rs
index 869ab80..2d57c01 100644
--- a/src/world.rs
+++ b/src/world.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const ASTEROID_SIZE: f32 = 100.0;
 const STARS_MAX_MAGNITUDE: f32 = 5.5;
 
 const CENTER_WORLD_ON_PLAYER: bool = true;
-const ASTEROIDS_ARE_SPHERES: bool = true;
+const ASTEROIDS_ARE_SPHERES: bool = false;
 
 const ASSET_ASTEROID1: &str = "models/asteroid.glb#Scene0";
 const ASSET_ASTEROID2: &str = "models/asteroid2.glb#Scene0";
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ impl Plugin for WorldPlugin {
         app.add_systems(Startup, setup);
         app.add_systems(Startup, generate_asteroids);
         app.add_systems(Update, handle_cheats);
+        app.add_systems(PostUpdate, handle_despawn);
         app.add_systems(Update, spawn_despawn_asteroids);
         app.add_plugins(PhysicsPlugins::default());
         app.add_plugins(MaterialPlugin::<RingMaterial>::default());
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ impl Plugin for WorldPlugin {
         app.insert_resource(AsteroidUpdateTimer(
                 Timer::from_seconds(ASTEROID_UPDATE_INTERVAL, TimerMode::Repeating)));
         app.insert_resource(AsteroidDatabase(Vec::new()));
+        app.add_event::<DespawnEvent>();
 
         if CENTER_WORLD_ON_PLAYER {
             // Disable bevy_xpbd's position->transform sync function
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ struct AsteroidData {
     pos: DVec3,
 }
 
+#[derive(Event)]
+pub struct DespawnEvent(Entity);
+
 #[derive(Asset, TypePath, AsBindGroup, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct RingMaterial {
     alpha_mode: AlphaMode,
@@ -207,6 +212,7 @@ fn spawn_despawn_asteroids(
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<StandardMaterial>>,
     asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
     mut log: ResMut<hud::Log>,
+    mut ew_despawn: EventWriter<DespawnEvent>,
 ) {
     if !timer.0.tick(time.delta()).just_finished()  || q_player.is_empty() {
         return;
@@ -230,7 +236,7 @@ fn spawn_despawn_asteroids(
                         asteroid.entity = None;
                         asteroid.is_spawned = false;
                         despawned += 1;
-                        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
+                        ew_despawn.send(DespawnEvent(entity));
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -291,6 +297,15 @@ fn spawn_despawn_asteroids(
     }
 }
 
+fn handle_despawn(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut er_despawn: EventReader<DespawnEvent>,
+) {
+    for despawn in er_despawn.read() {
+        commands.entity(despawn.0).despawn();
+    }
+}
+
 fn handle_cheats(
     mut commands: Commands,
     key_input: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,