Celebrate Asteroid Day with NASA’s special broadcast – Astronomy Magazine

Back on June 30, 1908, the biggest recorded potentially asteroid-related impact event occurred near the Stony Tunguska River in Russia. Now, we honor June 30 as International Asteroid Day, a day to raise awareness about asteroids, how they impact Earth, and what we can do to protect the planet.

To honor the day, NASA is featuring a special TV program with the Planetary Defense Coordination Office and other projects that study near-Earth objects (NEOs).

The program will feature several segments that will go over information about NEOs such as how they are found and characterized as well as what to do in the event of a potential impact threat. Viewers can also send in questions for the broadcast via social media by using the hashtag #AskNASA in their post.

The Asteroid Day broadcast will air on NASA TV as well as NASAs website starting at noon EDT.

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Celebrate Asteroid Day with NASA's special broadcast - Astronomy Magazine