Asteroid Day Space Lecture

In 2014, Dr. Brian May, astrophysicist and guitarist for the rock band QUEEN;  Asteroid Institute President Danica Remy; Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart; and film producer Grig Richters  came together to co-found Asteroid Day, a day recognized worldwide to advance education around asteroids and asteroid awareness. In 2016, Asteroid Day was recognized by the UN as an international day of education and awareness. Asteroid Day is a program of Luxembourg’s Asteroid Foundation.Asteroid Day is a program of Asteroid Foundation.18, Rue Robert Stümper, L-2557 Luxembourg.RCS Luxembourg G240

Asteroid Foundation

Unique opportunity for students, teachers, academia, and general public to learn about the latest updates in asteroid and space research.

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Join us for an informative and engaging lecture presented by space experts, scientists, and astronauts that will cover the latest updates on asteroid and space research.Asteroid Day Space Lecture will finish with a Space Happy Hour, a networking cocktail event, where you can meet astronauts, the local Space Community, and Asteroid Day experts.Confirmed speakers include:Astronaut panel:<ul><li>Christer Fuglesang</li><li>Dorin Prunariu</li><li>Paolo Nespoli</li></ul>Speakers:<ul><li>Carl Shneider, Research Associate at CVI²-SnT at the University of Luxembourg</li><li>Daria Alice Ciobanu, Young Researcher, Romania</li><li>Marco Micheli, Astronomer and Professional Observer of near-Earth asteroids, ESA</li><li>Slava G. Turyshev, Astrophysicist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)</li><li>Nancy Wolfson, US-based Scholar, Lecturer, and Researcher (Planetary Defense)</li></ul>The topics covered include the danger of asteroids and what can be done to mitigate it, how MicroSats can help find Near-Earth Asteroids, the importance of citizen scientists' contribution to planetary defence, and how AI can be possibly used for asteroid mining.

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