Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth ...

To mark the 10th anniversary of World Asteroid Day, a global live stream will showcase near-Earth asteroids and highlight ...

The United Nations formally adopted Asteroid Day in 2016. The decision followed a proposal from the Association of Space ...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 2016, declaring June 30 International Asteroid Day.

The designation is already used in other parts of the world to raise awareness for space science and planetary defense.

World Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroids and the potential hazards they pose ...

The mysterious blast site of the Tunguska Event of 1908 is revealed in satellite images obtained by NASA’s Operational Land ...

Why do we have a special day to celebrate space rocks? On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion over Tunguska in Siberia ...

Join the University of Liverpool’s space engineers for a fascinating day of discovery as they celebrate World Asteroid Day on Monday, 30 June.

According to NASA’s Center for NEO Studies, ... The Tunguska asteroid event in Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908, was the Earth's largest asteroid impact in recorded history.