We"ll be the ones to drop the news on you: It"s Asteroid Day! Today you"re invited to explore a realm of science usually encountered only through white-knuckle action flicks: asteroid impact avoidance, or the study of what the heck we do if we spot a big chunk of space junk hurtling right at Earth. That"s right, don"t worry: People somewhere are coming up with plans for this.
An impactful day
Today in History
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A tree amid the Tetons
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Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
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Gazing down on planet Earth
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Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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Freshwater plants in Aquário Natural, Brazil
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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Computer science on the page
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Antarctica Day
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Skyscraper Day
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Patriot Day
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World Teachers Day
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It’s Canada’s national day
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Clouds over the River of Grass
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Rockin with the rockhoppers
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World Rivers Day
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The circular castle of Cornwall
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Space-age style by the sea
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Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Flowers by the sea
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Norway s Kjeragbolten boulder
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Northern coast of Colombia
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Bohemian Switzerland
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Atop the roof of Africa
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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A storied trail marks a century
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Here comes summer
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World Rainforest Day