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

International Asteroid Day is observed to help people understand how dangerous it could be if an asteroid ever hit the Earth.

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.

Today in the history of astronomy, an asteroid flattens 830 square miles of Siberian forest.

Meteor Crater and Lowell Observatory invite the public to observe the unique benchmark with a day of educational activities.

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

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

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

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

a remote area in Siberia. The Tunguska Event devastated 830 square miles and flattened 80 million trees, representing the largest asteroid crash to occur in modern times. Asteroid Day is held every ...

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