NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully hits asteroid Dimorphos
NASA’s DART spacecraft has successfully become the first artefact to purposely impact a celest...
Planetary defense and the threat of asteroid-Earth collisions with Mark Boslough
ZME Science interviewed Mark Boslough about the threat of cosmic impacts and what we can do to stop...
Asteroid Day in Iraq – University of Baghdad
Established in 1998, the University of Baghdad is the only University in Iraq with a department dedi...
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NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully hits asteroid Dimorphos
NASA’s DART spacecraft has successfully become the first artefact to purposely impact a celestial body in an effort to change its orbit. The collision occurred at 23:15 GMT/UTC as predicted by […]
Planetary defense and the threat of asteroid-Earth collisions with Mark Boslough
ZME Science interviewed Mark Boslough about the threat of cosmic impacts and what we can do to stop them at the Starmus VI festival in Yerevan, Armenia. Watch the interview [...]
Asteroid Day in Iraq – University of Baghdad
Established in 1998, the University of Baghdad is the only University in Iraq with a department dedicated to Astronomy and Space. Throughout the year, they carry out various outreach activities, […]
Tito’s Asteroid Day Signature Cocktails
Planning your next event? How about including one of these Tito’s Asteroid Day Signature Cocktails! Bubbling Bennu 1 1/2 oz Tito’s vodka 1/2 oz butterfly pea flower tea 3 oz lemonade […]
NASA’s DART mission impact – an excellent opportunity to host your next event!
We will soon witness humanity’s first attempt to change the speed and motion of an asteroid in space thanks to NASA’s DART mission. Launched in 2021, the Double Asteroid Redirection […]
Asteroid Day Community Member Spotlight – Rhea Abdo
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 [...]
LEARN – What are the different types of Asteroids?
Learning Objective: Learn what are the different types of asteroids based on their composition. Overview: Asteroids are not just irregularly shaped rocky bodies. There are many different types of asteroids […]
How Asteroids Hold the Key for our Future in Space
This article was originally published on wwwen.uni.lu/snt/ on July 14, 2022. Early in the morning of June 30, 1908, a massive explosion occurred in Tunguska, Russia. With over 1000 times more […]
New Research By Sabina Raducan Tells A Different Story About DART Impact
This past June, new research by Sabina Raducan and Martin Jutzi of the University of Bern suggest a different outcome to the DART mission impact as previously suggested by scientists. [...]
Sara Russell and the Winchcombe Meteorite on Asteroid Day LIVE
Planetary Scientist Sara Russell and the Winchcombe meteorite made an appearance on this year’s Asteroid Day LIVE 2022 where she explained why this particular meteorite is so fascinating. Co-author of [...]
Incoming! 1972 Asteroid Could Return on August 10, 2022!
This article was originally published on boslough.us on August 4, 2022. Written by: Mark Boslough Fifty years ago, on Aug. 10, 1972, our planet received a warning shot from the cosmos […]
Asteroid Experts and Astronauts Educating European Youth with ERASMUS+
In May and June Asteroid Foundation organised events in Europe bringing astronauts and asteroid experts from all over the globe to educate children and young adults about asteroids and planetary […]
