🌍 World Asteroid Day
📅 Date: 30th June

🪐 About the Day:
World Asteroid Day is observed every year on 30th June to raise awareness about asteroids, their potential threat to Earth, and the importance of space research. The date marks the anniversary of the Tunguska event, a powerful asteroid explosion that occurred over Siberia in 1908.

🚀 Purpose of the Day:
To educate people globally about asteroids, promote efforts to detect and monitor near-Earth objects (NEOs), and encourage support for space science and planetary defense.

🔭 Interesting Facts:

  • The United Nations officially declared it in 2016.

  • Scientists estimate over 1 million asteroids could pose a threat to Earth.

  • Space missions like NASA’s DART and ESA’s Hera are working to prevent asteroid impacts.

🧠 Did You Know?
The DART mission successfully changed the path of an asteroid in 2022 — humanity's first planetary defense test.

📣 Theme:
There is no fixed annual theme, but the overall focus remains “Asteroid Impact Awareness and Planetary Defense.”