LEARN – How Do Asteroids Get Provisional Designation?
Learning Objective: Learn about the history of provisional asteroid designation and how the currentl...
Asteroid Day Community Member Spotlight – Venelin Bochev
It takes a village to organise and host Asteroid Day. Every year our AD Crew works hard to bring you...
The Sun Was Hiding a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid
Recently, the media reported the detection of a “planet killer” asteroid. The object, ca...
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LEARN – How Do Asteroids Get Provisional Designation?
Learning Objective: Learn about the history of provisional asteroid designation and how the currently adopted system works. Overview: With the growing number of asteroids discovered in the 19th century, astronomers [...]
Asteroid Day Community Member Spotlight – Venelin Bochev
It takes a village to organise and host Asteroid Day. Every year our AD Crew works hard to bring you the global programme. In this Community Member Spotlight, we talked [...]
The Sun Was Hiding a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid
Recently, the media reported the detection of a “planet killer” asteroid. The object, called 2022 AP7 and discovered near the orbits of Earth and Venus, is the largest potentially hazardous […]
JapanSpace Guard Brings Asteroid Day To The Land of the Rising Sun
In 2022, Japan SpaceGuard, a non-profit organisation created in 1996 with the main objective of observing NEOs (Near Earth Objects), dedicated their Asteroid Day event to asteroid observation and the [...]
Asteroid Meteor Showers – Organise A Watch Party
Meteor Showers In A Nutshell A meteor, often known as a shooting star, is formed when fragments drifting through space penetrate Earth's upper atmosphere. Friction with the atmosphere causes these [...]
LEARN – How Are Asteroids Named?
Learning Objective: Learn how asteroids were named throughout history and how the rapid increase in asteroid discovery has influenced their naming convention. Overview: When the first asteroids were discovered, their […]
NASA’s DART Impact – The First Successful Asteroid Deflection Demonstration
According to NASA, its first demonstration of an asteroid deflection technique was successful. For the very first time in history, humanity managed to modify the appearance and orbit of a […]
Asteroid Day Community Member Spotlight – Manuel Bäuerle
Asteroid Day global programme would not be possible without the invaluable contribution of our interns. They are behind the scenes of our major events like Asteroid Day LIVE, Gala, Technical [...]
NRIAG – Tradition And Experience On Asteroid Day
The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) is the oldest institute in North Africa and a world heritage site in science and technology. It was established in the […]
Asteroid Cartoons: How To Make Learning Fun
You have probably come across funny cartoons and comics about asteroids, comets and dinosaurs. They are of course a great source of entertainment, but what if you could use them [...]
DART Impact on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART impact, successfully took place on September 26th, when the mission spacecraft hit asteroid moonlet Dimorphos—a 161.5-meter diameter asteroid. This truly historic event got [...]
When is the best time to observe an asteroid?
Learning Objective: Learn how to determine the best time to observe an asteroid and what conditions should come together to make it possible. Overview: Asteroids just like planets orbit around [...]
