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World Asteroid Day: Know date, significance, history and more about the unique day World Asteroid Day: The special day is observed to celebrate the anniversary of the Siberian Tunguska event. Read on to know more about it Updated: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:19 PM IST Pixabay New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: World Asteroid Day also known as International Asteroid Day is a UN-sanctioned annual global event that is observed on June 30th. World Asteroid Day: History On June 30 in 1908, the most harmful known asteroid-related event took place which was the Siberian Tunguska event. And it's the annivers...

World Asteroid Day 2021: All you need to know about Asteroids, history and relevance. World Asteroid Day is marked and celebrated globally on June 30 every year. It is usually observed in order to raise public awareness about asteroid’s hazardous effect and the measures that should be taken in case of a near-Earth object threat.  The United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) designated the day as the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, which happened in the year 1908. Tunguska is the largest asteroid till date that affected the earth. The day was co-founded by scientist St...

In this new world of space tourism and private launches, who is an astronaut? Firstpost 1 hour ago The Associated Press © Provided by Firstpost In this new world of space tourism and private launches, who is an astronaut? As more companies start selling tickets to space, a question looms: Who gets to call themselves an astronaut? It’s already a complicated issue and about to get more so as the wealthy snap up spacecraft seats and even entire flights for themselves and their entourages. Astronauts? Amateur astronauts? Space tourists? Space sightseers? Rocket riders? Or a...

/PRNewswire/ -- The Asteroid Foundation will launch Asteroid Day TV on 1 June 2021 with digital video content from Discovery Science, TED, IMAX, BBC, CNN, The...

It’s already a complicated issue and about to get more so as the wealthy snap up spacecraft seats and even entire flights for themselves and their entourages.