Asteroid Day in Spain

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May 31

2019

by Victoriano Canales Cerda

As every year, since 2015, June 30 marks the anniversary of the impact of Tunguska, an event that has marked the importance of keeping an eye on the sky 24 hours a day due to the possibility of the impact of an asteroid that could cause extinction. human or part of it.

Asteroid Day is a dynamic awareness and education program to make the world aware of the dangerous potential of some asteroids. This program is administered by Asteroid Foundation, a non-profit organization in Luxembrgo.
The activities are organized independently around the world for people of all ages, totally free.

Asteroid Day was co-founded by astrophysicist and ex-guitarist of the musical group QUEEN, Bryan May, along with Danica Remy, President of the B612 Foundation, Rusty Schweickart, Apollo IX astronaut and filmmaker Grig Richters. In 2016, the United Nations officially designated Asteroid Day as the International Asteroid Awareness and Education Day.
Do you want to organize an event for the cause? Register your activity on the official event page: https://asteroidday.org/event-organizer-information/ and on the AWB website if you are a member.