First Planetary Defense Mission was a Success
Studies published in the Nature journal have revealed new details about the DART spacecraft’s...
ASTEROID DAY COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT – Joelle Byars
Joelle Byars with Georges Schmit, Board Chair of Asteroid Foundation in 2019 and Danica Remy, Astero...
Hangman Game: Asteroid Version
We are happy to introduce a new series of articles that will highlight games and recreational activi...
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First Planetary Defense Mission was a Success
Studies published in the Nature journal have revealed new details about the DART spacecraft’s successful impact. Observations of ejected debris and calculations of the asteroid Dimorphos’ orbital changes confirm that […]
ASTEROID DAY COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT – Joelle Byars
Joelle Byars with Georges Schmit, Board Chair of Asteroid Foundation in 2019 and Danica Remy, Asteroid Day Co-founder In this Community Member Spotlight, we talked with Joelle Byars. She interned [...]
Hangman Game: Asteroid Version
We are happy to introduce a new series of articles that will highlight games and recreational activities that stimulate the mind. They are a fun way of learning about asteroids [...]
LEARN – Were the First Asteroids Discovered by Chance?
Learning Objective: Learn about the circumstances of the first asteroids discovery and what “Celestial Police” had to do with it. Overview: When a group of passionate astronomers inspired by a [...]
Numerical Analysis of The Chicxulub Asteroid Event Aftermath will Help Predict Tsunami Impact
Researchers from academic institutions and government agencies, including NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, combined numerical modelling and analysis of geological records to simulate the global […]
Chelyabinsk + 10: The anniversary of the day the sky exploded over Russia
This article was originally published in the Bad Astronomy Newsletter by Phil Plait, an astronomer and science communicator, as well as a friend of Asteroid Day. He writes his Bad [...]
Asteroid Day Community Member Spotlight – Philippine Griveaud
In this Community Member Spotlight, we talked with Philippine Griveaud. She interned for Asteroid Day for three years in a row - 2017, 2018, and 2019. During this time Philippine [...]
How the Chelyabinsk Blast Changed the Way Humanity Deals with Asteroid Threats
This article was originally published on b612foundation.org on February 15, 2023. Written by: Stuart Clark On the ten-year anniversary of the Chelyabinsk event, we asked esteemed science journalist Stuart Clark […]
Global Projects to Inspire Your Asteroid Awareness Events
If you are looking for inspiration to organise asteroid awareness events and include wider space topics, we got you covered. In this article, we will highlight global space awareness projects […]
LEARN – What is the Difference Between Asteroids, Meteoroids, Meteors and Other Frequently Used Terms?
Learning Objective: Learn the difference between asteroids, meteorites, meteoroids, meteors, and other frequently used terms. Overview: Many people wonder what the difference is between asteroids, meteorites, meteoroids, meteors, and other [...]
Asteroid Season! Writing on Substack
This article was originally published in the Bad Astronomy Newsletter by Phil Plait, an astronomer and science communicator, as well as a friend of Asteroid Day. He writes his Bad […]
Green Light for Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope!
The new asteroid-hunting space telescope, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveillance Mission (NEO Surveyor) project, has passed the Key Decision Point C review (KDP-C), a crucial step towards its completion. It is […]
