Asteroid Day reminds us of space rocks' power. Some asteroids hit Earth hard. One exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013, injuring ...

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.

Learn about two major asteroid impacts from 3.5 million years ago that may not have had lasting environmental effects.

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

Celebrate World Asteroid Day 2025 on June 30 by watching a free live stream of near-Earth asteroids courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project.

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

World Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroids and the potential hazards they pose to Earth. The day aims to educate the public about space science, asteroid ...

International Asteroid Day aims to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken at the global level in case ...

From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in ...