Students from various parts of the country witnessed a live asteroid watch at the Nehru Planetarium on Friday in celebration of Asteroid Day organised by astronomy education organisation SPACE India. Asteroid Day is observed each year on June 30 to commemorate the anniversary of 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia, the largest asteroid impact on the Earth in recent history. SPACE India aids students to find asteroids in outer space under the educational outreach programme All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC). SPACE India has also kicked off the phase one of its ‘All India Asteroid Search Camapaign’, which will be conducted from June 17 to July 15. SPACE India has invited 150 teams (each with a pair of 2 individuals), with 75 teams participating in each phase.

Source: Indian Express June 30, 2017 12:22 UTC