ANKARA - Scientists continue to draw attention to the importance of closely monitoring and understanding near-Earth asteroids with the aim of reducing the possibility of collisions that could cause great damage to life and the natural environment, as in the extinction of dinosaurs in the past. Studies continue unabated on asteroids, which are leftovers from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago and have the potential to hit the Earth. In December 2016, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring June 30 International Asteroid Day, which aims to raise public a...