International Asteroid Day 2024:
International Asteroid Day is observed on 30th June to commemorate the Tunguska event in 1908 and aims to raise awareness about the threat of asteroid impacts.
- The Tunguska event was caused by an asteroid explosion in Siberia, flattened 80 million trees over an area of 830 square miles.
- International Asteroid Day was designated by the United Nations in 2016 to promote global efforts in planetary defence.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated that a collision of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) with Earth is the only natural disaster humanity could completely prevent.
