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World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home.
Asteroid Day involves events taking place worldwide — such as Arizona locations like Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory and Winslow’s Meteor Crater — including expert panels, science briefings ...
On World Asteroid Day 2025, June 30, space enthusiasts and science lovers around the world can look forward to a special treat. On the 10th anniversary of the observation, a United Nations event ...
Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...
The Asteroid Day celebration in northern Arizona is one of many independently organized activities around the world supported by the United Nations-sanctioned program called Asteroid Day.
SHARJAH, 30th June 2025 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) at the University of Sharjah (UoS) celebrated International Asteroid Day, a global event ...
Lowell Observatory, Meteor Crater and Barringer Space Museum will partner to host a celebration for Asteroid Day Arizona on Monday, June 30. Th daylong celebration features family-friendly science ...
Former NASA astronaut and current US Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is spearheading a campaign to designate June 30 as Asteroid Day. The "holiday," which is already acknowledged in other parts of the ...
Speakers include: •Museum geologist Jim Zimbelman on the importance of impacts throughout the solar system •NASA astronaut Tom Jones on the asteroid hazard from a scientist-astronaut's perspective ...
June 30 is extra special because it marks Asteroid Day, a celebration that has been observed internationally for over 100 years. Tyler said people can not only physically see the impact but also ...
Although Umbra Lumina will make its close approach on June 27 – just in time for asteroid day – it will still be 6.6 million km away (4.1 million miles). That’s 17 times the distance from the Earth to ...
View from Mars Hill: Apollo astronaut Schweickart, author Kowal headline Asteroid Day in northern Arizona on June 30 KEVIN SCHINDLER Special to the Daily Sun Jun 19, 2025 ...