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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World Art Day
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Meet the slowest flirt in the animal world
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Cinco de Mayo
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It s not always sunny in Abu Simbel…
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Winter solstice
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30 years after Exxon Valdez
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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Yellow-eyed penguins, Moeraki, New Zealand
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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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Gazing down on planet Earth
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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Here, fishy!
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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National Park Service anniversary
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International Archaeology Day
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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A tribute to the ancestors
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Okefenokee Swamp
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
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Maritime forest on Cumberland Island, Georgia
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Presidents Day
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Lizard of mystery
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Rock of ages
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A festival of colors
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Celebrating Mexico in a Cultural Capital
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Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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