International Asteroid Day

Asteroid Day as observed annually on 30 June is the United Nations sanctioned day of public awareness of the risks of asteroid impacts.

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Asteroid Awareness Campaign & Exhibition @ Coimbatore, 30 June 2022

Asteroid Awareness Campaign & Exhibition—2022 @ Coimbatore

Virtual Talk Series
24 June – 02 July 2022

Talk 1: Inauguration

Inauguration & Overview of Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets

Talk 2: International Asteroid Search Campaign—Citizen Science programme

Dr. Patrick Miller, Director—International Astronomical Search Collaboration

Talk 3: CAMS (Camera for All sky Meteor Surveillance) Project to survey the meteors

Mr. Swastik, Head, CAMS India Network, IISER Tirupathi

Talk 4: Scientific Importance of Asteroids & Minor bodies

Dr. Priya Hasan, Co-Chair, Women in Astronomy, International Astronomical Union, and Assistant Professor, MANUU, Hyderabad

Talk 5: Why should we study asteroids?

Dr. B S Shylaja, Visiting Scientist, Bangalore Association for Science Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore

Talk 6: Dynamics of Asteroids

Dr. Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, Astronomer, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, and a member of the Public Outreach and Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India

Talk 7: Scientific Importance of Asteroids & Minor bodies

Dr. Priya Hasan, Co-Chair, Women in Astronomy, International Astronomical Union, and Assistant Professor, MANUU, Hyderabad

Talk 8: Asteroids in our Solar system

Dr. B S Shylaja, Visiting Scientist, Bangalore Association for Science Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore

Talk 9: Open problems in Asteroid & minor planet studies

Dr. Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, Astronomer, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, and a member of the Public Outreach and Education Committee of the Astronomical Society of India

asteroid, space, stars
observatory, sun, science

“If the Earth gets hit by an asteroid, it's game over. It's control-alt-delete for civilization.”
~ Bill Nye

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asteroid, rock, astronomy

Asteroid Day Posters

QUESTIONS?

Whether you’re curious about Asteroid, and other solar system bodies, we’re here to answer any questions.