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NEOShield-2 has officially launched its “NEOShield-2 Agents” programme!
NEOShield-2 has officially launched its “NEOShield-2 Agents” programme! https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055404/IACPresentationBolides.jpg 1600 900 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055404/IACPresentationBolides.jpg

Please note: NEOShield-2 is an official Asteroid Day partner. The project is now calling upon everyone passionate about planetary defence for help in raising public awareness of the asteroid threat,…

Asteroid swept within moon’s distance Monday night
Asteroid swept within moon’s distance Monday night https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055816/asteroid-2016-FW13-Gian-Masi-Virtual-Telescope-Project.jpg 1401 1108 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04055816/asteroid-2016-FW13-Gian-Masi-Virtual-Telescope-Project.jpg

This article was published by EarthSky.org which is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. Astronomers did know in advance that asteroid 2016 FW13 would pass closely – but safely – on April…

See NASA’s First-Ever Asteroid Sample-Collecting Spacecraft in Colorado
See NASA’s First-Ever Asteroid Sample-Collecting Spacecraft in Colorado https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/03100340/osiris-rex-image.jpg 2500 1406 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/03100340/osiris-rex-image.jpg

NASA is inviting 25 social media users to apply for a chance to attend a one-day media event to learn about the first-ever NASA mission to travel to an asteroid, retrieve…

Twelve amazing science stories we can’t wait to follow in 2016
Twelve amazing science stories we can’t wait to follow in 2016 https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061100/la-times-story.jpg 1200 628 Asteroid Day Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30061100/la-times-story.jpg

My personal favorite from this article is obviously the launch of OSIRIS-REx. The PI (Principal Investigator) is Asteroid Day 100X Signatory, Dante Lauretta. Here is an excerpt from the article: NASA’s ambitious mission…

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