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International Asteroid Day is observed each year on the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russia, on June 30, 1908. The day seeks to raise public awareness about asteroid impact hazards. Events include lectures, films, expert science presentations, and educational workshops organized by museums, research institutes, government agencies, universities, astronomers, filmmakers, and concerned citizens.
In February 2014, astrophysicist Dr. Brian May (and famed guitarist for the rock band QUEEN, which is why we include music as one of the categories) began working with Grigorij Richters, the director of a new film titled "51 Degrees North," a fictional story of an asteroid impact on London and the resulting human condition. May composed the music for the film and suggested that Richters preview it at Starmus, an event organized by Dr. Garik Israelian and attended by esteemed astrophysicists, scientists, and artists, including Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, and Rick Wakeman. The result was the beginning of discussions that would lead to the launch of Asteroid Day in 2014.
To ensure that the nascent idea of a movement had global support, May introduced Richters to the B612 Foundation, an American-based non-profit advocacy organization created to protect the world from dangerous asteroids through early detection. B612 co-founders Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart and three-time Astronaut Dr. Ed Lu, along with Danica Remy, Chief Operations Officer, brought to Asteroid Day a network of planetary defense specialists and global contacts.
The four official co-founders of Asteroid Day are Dr. Brian May, Danica Remy, Grigorij Richters, and Rusty Schweickart.
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