World Asteroid Day 2023: All You Need To Know

By: FPJ Web Desk | June 29, 2023

World Asteroid day is celebrated every year on June 30. Here is all you need to know about these "minor planets."

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Asteroids, which are sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.

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The current known asteroid count is 1,297,954, according to NASA.

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On June 30, World Asteroid Day is observed to raise public awareness of asteroids and the potential risks, and consequences associated with them, and how they can impact Earth's surface.

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It aims to foster collaboration between scientists, engineers, and policymakers in the global effort to detect and prevent asteroid impacts.

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To remember the impact of the Tunguska asteroid in Siberia, Russia in 1908, World Asteroid Day is celebrated on 30 June every year and a resolution was adopted by the United Nations as the day's official adoption in 2016.

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The Asteroid Foundation will celebrate this year's Asteroid Day on 30 June 2023 and 1 July 2023 in Luxembourg. The programme will focus on education related to asteroids and, space highlighting the importance and impact of space 'down to Earth'.

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It aims to prepare people in charge for increased efforts to find and track asteroids as well as the creation of plans to deflect or destroy asteroids that pose a threat to Earth.

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