Asteroid Day 2026, Where Space Science And Fun Collide
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From Asteroidday.org Look to the skies because today is International Asteroid Day. Officially recognized by the UN to bring awareness to … Asteroids. Celebrated every June 30 on the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation. In movies and media (and history) asteroids are often depicted as apocalyptic. While the plausible […]
From Asteroidday.org
Look to the skies because today is International Asteroid Day. Officially recognized by the UN to bring awareness to … Asteroids. Celebrated every June 30 on the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation.
In movies and media (and history) asteroids are often depicted as apocalyptic. While the plausible threat may be overstated, a true asteroid impact could wreak havoc. It’s important we study and monitor these minor planets. On the far less bleak side, Asteroids are a fascinating feature of our solar system.
“Asteroid Day brings the global space community together, to educate and learn about space, the history of our solar system, the future of space exploration, and planetary defense,” Markus Payer, Chair of the Asteroid Foundation said. “We want to attract the public and young people to this sector which plays an increasingly important role in the development of our economy and society. We thank our sponsors and partners and look forward to making Asteroid Day 2023 another success.”
Last weekend Asteroid Day was observed with the Asteroid Day Festival, watch below:
More about Asteroid Day from
AsteroidDay.org
The United Nations
Space.com
Learn about Asteroids from NASA
Build an internet-connected Asteroid Tracker. This tracker displays the asteroid name, date, predicted distance from the moon, predicted distance from Earth and impact percentage.
Uses a Round TFT LCD Display, a QT Py S3 and a few other parts