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LEARN – How Do Asteroids Get Provisional Designation?
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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…

JapanSpace Guard Brings Asteroid Day To The Land of the Rising Sun
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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
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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?
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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…

NRIAG – Tradition And Experience On Asteroid Day
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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…

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