It is a pleasure to announce the winners of our #SpotSophia competition (aka #SpotSofia), who spotted a not-so-extinct dino during our live #AsteroidDay2018 webcast! Thank you to everyone who took part, and congratulations to Emilie Vanderhulst @E_milieVdh and Evan @monkib0y https://twitter.com/esa/status/1014812828102995968/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1014812828102995968
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“It is a pleasure to announce the winners of our #SpotSophia competition (aka #SpotSofia), who spotted a not-so-extinct dino during our live #AsteroidDay2018 webcast! Thank you to everyone who took part, and congratulations to Emilie Vanderhulst @E_milieVdh and Evan @monkib0y”

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A bit of post-#AsteroidDay2018 weekend fun... the ESA Web TV team explored (according to them) the top ten reasons why the dinosaurs really became extinct.
📽️ Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFlzUY4DcYQ https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013480640380063746/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013480640380063746
Top ten reasons why the dinosaurs became extinct

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RT @ESA_EO: To conclude our #AsteroidDay2018 weekend & to celebrate #CanadaDay 🇨🇦 fly with us over the stunning #Manicouagan Crater, carved… source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013470019466997760
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“To conclude our #AsteroidDay2018 weekend & to celebrate #CanadaDay 🇨🇦 fly with us over the stunning #Manicouagan Crater, carved out by an asteroid strike some 214 million years ago☄️🌎😱 https://t.co/k3Edu1GFfI”

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#Asteroid danger explained #infographic ~ just how much do we know about asteroids or other near-Earth objects (NEO) that come close to Earth during their orbit around the Sun? ... most have yet to be found! #AsteroidDay2018
Explore and download: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/06/Asteroid_danger_explained https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013119489611837440/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013119489611837440
Asteroid danger explained

Assessing the threat posed by asteroids or other near-Earth objects (NEO) that come close to the Earth during their orbit around the Sun is a complex process.At ESA, scientists and engineers at the Agency's NEO Coordination Centre in Italy consider a range of factors in determin…

What's being done to protect our planet from asteroids? An @esaoperations team is working on developing an early warning system, particularly for the more numerous, smaller asteroids (in 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇵🇹🇬🇷🇭🇺) #AsteroidDay2018
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiPdMnOiRL8 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013104630367125505
ESA Euronews: Avoiding Deep Impact

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🎥 What is a near-Earth asteroid? How many are there? Where do they come from? And why should we care about them? This video answers these questions and more... #AsteroidDay2018 #PlanetaryDefenders http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Asteroid_day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE0vqHR-Uvo https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013081474533228546/video/1 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013081474533228546
Asteroid day

Asteroid day

Asteroid Day 2018 live from ESA/ESO

On 30 June 2018, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and ESA teamed up to produce a packed Asteroid Day webcast, streamed live from the new ESO Supernova Planetarium and Visitor Centre in Munich. The programme featured expert interviews with ESA and ESO scientists, news and updates f…

Asteroid day

Asteroid day

Asteroid day

Asteroid day

🎥 Find out more about ESA's proposed #HeraMission, part of an international cooperation that aims to test whether the orbit of an #asteroid can be shifted by smashing into it. #AsteroidDay2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIKpSKZ5HAs source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1013041380728426498
Hera mission

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