{"id":16299,"date":"2018-06-28T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16299"},"modified":"2018-06-28T12:13:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:13:00","slug":"asteroid-day-to-include-live-webcast-from-luxembourg-hayabusa2-arrives-at-asteroid-ryugu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16299","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid Day to include live webcast from Luxembourg + Hayabusa2 arrives at asteroid Ryugu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asteroid Day<\/a> is this Saturday, June 30th. See the earlier posting here<\/a>\u00a0about this global campaign to raise awareness of the threat of asteroid impacts. Check if one of the many events planned<\/a> for Asteroid day around the world is near where you live. See also updates at\u00a0Asteroid Day ☄ (@AsteroidDay) | Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are some additional items relevant to the campaign:<\/p>\n

**\u00a0There will be a\u00a048 hour live webcast<\/a>\u00a0sponsored by the European Space Agency:\u00a0Asteroid Day live from Luxembourg – ESA<\/a><\/p>\n

The world\u2019s first 48-hour webcast about asteroids and their place in space will begin at 12:00 CEST, on Friday, 29 June 2018. Kicking off this exciting event, physicist, science advocate and former rock star Brian Cox will host the first 6-hour segment live from Luxembourg.<\/em><\/p>\n

Brian will be joined by asteroid scientists, astronauts, rock stars and experts from around the world all in the name of Asteroid Day \u2013 the annual UN-endorsed global campaign to raise awareness about asteroids, and the risks and opportunities that they bring.<\/em><\/p>\n

Asteroid Day takes place each year on 30 June, commemorating the 1908 Tunguska airburst<\/a> over Siberia, the biggest impact event in recorded history. Since its inception, ESA has long supported the Asteroid Day initiative and plays a leading role in the global hunt for risky near-Earth objects that might one day cross our path.<\/em><\/p>\n