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Asteroid Day Partners

How Asteroids Hold the Key for our Future in Space

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This article was originally published on wwwen.uni.lu/snt/ on July 14, 2022. Dr. Olivia Borgue Early in the morning of June 30, 1908, a massive explosion occurred in Tunguska, Russia. With over…

ESA warms up for Asteroid Day, with the riskiest asteroid known to humankind

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There’s a 50-metre asteroid out there that’s lingering at the top of risk lists around the globe. Initial observations showed 2021 QM1 had a chance of striking Earth in 2052,…

Asteroids at Luxembourg’s 2022 Space Resources Week

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You would be forgiven for thinking that asteroids are useless lumps of dirty rock in space. In fact, one day in the not too distant future, they could make some…

The European Space Agency: Exploring space – protecting the planet

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2018 ESA, Asteroid Day and Luxembourg POST stamp and postcard. You could say that the partnership between ESA and Asteroid Day was written in the stars, or the asteroid belt.…

Asteroid Day LIVE 2021: Q&A with Miguel Olivares-Mendez

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This article was originally published on SnT – University of Luxembourg’s website on June 28, 2021. Prof. Miguel Olivares-Mendez Prof. Miguel Olivares-Mendez heads the SpaceR Research Group, the LunaLab, and the…