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
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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An historic forest
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Shining like Klondike gold
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A learning garden
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Museum Mile Festival
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A day to celebrate teachers
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Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
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A legend and a legendary home
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Jackie Robinson Day
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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US Election Day
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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New Year s Day
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Mont-Saint-Michel
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Spring equinox
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Up on the glacier
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Salzburg, Austria
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Happy Holi!
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‘Stepping’ into Black History Month
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Yellow-eyed penguins, Moeraki, New Zealand