Asteroids can pose a big threat to Earth (just ask the dinosaurs) and scientists around the world regularly scan the skies for potentially dangerous space rocks.
You can watch the NASA discussion at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) on NASA Television , or in the media player in this article on Space.com.
Before an asteroid wiped them out, dinosaurs were already in decline: study | Fox News
However, a study published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that dinosaurs were in decline for as many as 10 million years prior to the Chicxulub, Mexico asteroid .
"Our data indicate that the voluminous release of [nickel]-rich gases triggered by the [Siberian Traps large igneous province (STLIP)] magmatism had changed the Late Permian ocean chemistry well before the [end-Permian mass extinction (EPME)]," the authors said .
Dinosaurs were already struggling before the asteroid strike that doomed them to extinction,
The Field Museum celebrates Asteroid Day by classifying a rare meteorite. - Chicago Tribune
Maria Valdes hadn't celebrated Asteroid Day before, but this year she was an enthusiastic participant.
"I have to say this is the most exciting way to celebrate your first Asteroid Day," the postdoctoral student said.
The center of attention this Asteroid Day — a day set aside to raise awareness of the risks of asteroid impacts — was a cream-colored sphere, larger than a baseball, with grooves and markings all the way around.
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World Asteroid Day: Delhi youngsters peer into the sky for asteroids | Latest News Delhi -
While skywatching is a hobby for some and a distant dream for others, some youngsters in the Capital are peering at the sky to learn about the keys of the cosmos.
For 18-year-old Shubham Gupta, who is anxiously waiting for his board exam results, Delhi's resident young astronomer Aryan Mishra's lecture on the subject. two years ago, opened up the world of amateur astronomy.
NASA Extends Asteroid Search Mission Led by UArizona-Led
As principal investigator of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, Mainzer oversees the first dedicated space-based asteroid-hunting project in history.
“Few universities, if any, are as active in asteroid science as we are, and we were very fortunate when Dr Mainzer joined us two years ago,” said University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins.
Happening on Twitter
Happy International Asteroid Day to all who observe Here's Ben Affleck's 'Armageddon' DVD commentary to celebrate https://t.co/l0BLr6aOaw Wes_nship (from Georgia) Wed Jun 30 13:08:58 +0000 2021
It's @AsteroidDay! Why do we 'celebrate' this day every year? It's the anniversary of the #Tunguska event on 30… https://t.co/tAjct0KHVb esa (from Europe) Wed Jun 30 08:09:23 +0000 2021
Celebrate Asteroid Day 2021 with NASA and The Asteroid Foundation https://t.co/QuGgynEMlN https://t.co/xzaKos8SXW SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Wed Jun 30 13:53:12 +0000 2021
Join us tomorrow, 6/30 at 1pm ET for a special #asteroid edition of #NASAScienceLive as we celebrate #AsteroidDay!… https://t.co/trKgs8Wg1I AsteroidWatch (from Washington, D.C.) Tue Jun 29 15:41:25 +0000 2021
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