Today is asteroid day.
Not to worry: there is no risk asteroids He is expected to go our way. Instead, the United Nations celebrates Asteroid Day every June 30, the famous anniversary 1908 Tunguska happenedwhere an incoming space rock flattened about 800 square miles (2,070 square kilometers) of the Siberian forest.
Asteroid Day is an annual celebration of asteroid science – and an annual reminder of how important it is to study these objects to protect future generations of Earthlings from the damage they would cause if they hit the planet.
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Main Asteroid Day celebrations In Luxembourg, where the primary festival actually takes place on Saturday (1 July). Throughout the day, scientists, space explorers and universities will engage in talks and demonstrations. And there will be an autograph session for the astronauts. Asteroid Day will also feature a live broadcast from scientists and astronauts at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT). You can view it in the window above or here.
Dozens also celebrate Asteroid Day Local events Hosted all over the world. Many are online, including free talks from scientists and astronauts. A number will focus on the latter, NASA Arrow mission, which successfully crashed into and redirected a small asteroid last fall.
other events in person. For example, there is a file He speaks In a museum in Sagamihara, Japan, prof Children’s space camp In Brisbane, Australia and a star party Southern California Winery.
Asteroid Day started in 2014 as a collaboration between Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, asteroid safety advocate Danica Raimi, filmmaker Greg Richers and guitarist Brian May, who also happens to be an astrophysicist. In 2016, the program received official support from the United Nations.
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