June 30 - Asteroid Day, Top Stories

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Today is Asteroid Day​​ A 48-hour live webcast is in progress! More events and how to participate. Mapping the threat of small near-Earth asteroids 65 million years ago, a monster asteroid wiped out 2/3 of all life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. But an astrophysicist explains why it’s the smaller near-Earth objects (NEOs) that pose a greater imminent threat. Fragments found for small asteroid that exploded over Russia last week The meteor was seen over Russia on June 21. Now scientists are reporting finding meteorite fragments. Hayabusa 2 arrives at asteroid Ryugu​ The spacecraft will now begin studying the asteroid to find the best locations for its lander and 3 small rovers. Interstellar asteroid update: It's a comet! `Oumuamua is moving faster than expected on its way out of our solar system. Astronomers now think it's really a comet. Great white sharks dive deep into warm-water whirlpools Watch a cool video of the tricky job of tagging Lydia, a great white from Florida waters. Rosetta spacecraft image archive complete Rosetta journeyed through space for 12 years and produced nearly 100,000 images. Some of the best, here. Will your summer be full of mosquitoes? Here’s some handy info from a biologist. Tonight … Find bright Mars near the moon The moon and a bright red Mars rise a few hours after sundown. Watch for them!

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Find bright Mars near the moon When you gaze at Mars in this sky tonight, remember that scientists have been tracking a global dust storm on its surface.

Strawberry Moon Composite image of the full Strawberry Moon over Toronto, Canada, by Steve Thamer. See more images of this week’s full moon here. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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