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<ul><li>The sixth annual <keyword id="4677686" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asteroid-Day">Asteroid Day</keyword> will kick off tomorrow, June 30. </li><li>Some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about <keyword id="6549794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="asteroid">asteroid</keyword>s include — what is an asteroid, which asteroid is the biggest and if they really do pose a threat of hitting Earth.</li><li>Here are the answers to the 10 most common FAQs about asteroids. </li></ul>Asteroid Day is just around the corner and there are many questions that people have about asteroids. From what exactly is an asteroid to if any of them really do pose a serious threat of hitting Earth one day. Asteroid Day is celebrated on June 30 to mark the anniversary of the Tunguska event in 1908 which flattened 2,000 square kilometres of forest. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Asteroid Day will be celebrated digitally with the events and panel live broadcast on the <a href="https://asteroidday.org/">official site</a> from Luxembourg. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76668783" title="Asteroid Day is on June 30 — and it’s the one day no asteroid will be making its close approach" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Here are some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about asteroids to get you ready for Asteroid Day on June 30. <ol><li>What is an asteroid? Asteroids are small rocky objects that orbit the sun. They are the remnants from the beginning of the universe that never got a chance to turn into a planet — but scientists believe they hold the secrets to how our solar system was formed. Most of them live in the asteroid belt but can also be found in orbits around planets.</li><li>What is the asteroid belt? The asteroid belt is the region between Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our solar system are known to orbit the Sun. The asteroid belt contains millions of asteroids. All asteroids come in different shapes and sizes. While some are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-asteroid-nearly-half-the-size-of-mount-everest-might-be-on-a-collision-course-for-earth-in-less-than-a-year/articleshow/70698774.cms">less than a kilometre</a>, others can be as big as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-asteroid-nearly-half-the-size-of-mount-everest-might-be-on-a-collision-course-for-earth-in-less-than-a-year/articleshow/70698774.cms">Mount Everest</a>. </li><li>When was the first asteroid discovered? The first asteroid to be discovered was 1 Ceres in 1801 by astronomer Guiseppe Piazzi.</li><li>What is the largest asteroid in the solar system? The largest and biggest asteroid in the solar system, by far, is 1 Ceres with a massive diameter of 974 kilometres. In fact, it’s so big that scientists have labelled it a dwarf planet in 2006. It’s the only object in the asteroid belt that has been rounded by its own gravity. It’s curst is 60% rock and the rest is ice. It takes 1 Ceres 4.6 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun.</li><li>What are the other biggest asteroids in the solar system? The next largest asteroids in the solar system are 2 Pallas, 4 Vesta and 10 Hygiea which are between 400 and 525 km in diameter. All three also lie within the asteroid belt. Every other asteroid discovered so far is less than 340 km across. Making 2 Pallas, 4 Vesta and 10 Hygiea the biggest ones by far — second only to 1 Ceres.</li><li>Can an asteroid hit Earth? The chances of an <keyword id="4678476" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asteroid-hitting-Earth">asteroid hitting Earth</keyword> are slim — but it’s not impossible. That is why space agencies like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are on a constant lookout for close-approaches. Once they spot an asteroid, it’s put on a watch list and the chance of impact is calculated to ensure that no asteroid slips between the cracks. However, spotting asteroids can be a challenge due to blind spots created by the Sun.</li><li><keyword id="9481940" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="What-asteroid-is-most-likely-to-hit-Earth">What asteroid is most likely to hit Earth</keyword>? The asteroid that has the highest likelihood of hitting Earth according to the <a href="http://neo.ssa.esa.int/risk-page">ESA</a> is 2010RF12. There’s a one in fourteen chance that it could crash into the planet when it makes its close approach on 5 September 2095. The asteroid is only 9 metres in diameter, so it probably won’t wipe out the planet, but the ensuing impact could still be devastating depending on where it lands or explodes.</li><li><keyword id="9481936" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="What-asteroid-is-most-likely-to-hit-Earth-in-2020">What asteroid is most likely to hit Earth in 2020</keyword>? The top 10 asteroids that hold the highest risk of hitting Earth also includes an asteroid that set to make its close approach on 2 November 2020. There’s only one in 193 chance that will actually crash into the planet and it’s also considerably smaller measuring only 2.4 metres in diameter. So, <a href="http://neo.ssa.esa.int/search-for-asteroids?sum=1&amp;des=2018VP1">Asteroid 2018VP1</a> is on the risk list — it is not on ESA’s priority list. </li><li>Why is it important to study asteroids? Scientists believe that asteroids are leftover from what should have been planets when the solar system was born and could hold secrets to the early universe. In addition to the academic insight they could provide, asteroids contain resources. </li><li>What kind of resources do asteroids have? NASA’s studies have determined that there are two types of asteroids that could be of interest to the mining community — achondrites and chondrites. The first group of asteroids are rich in platinum group metals like ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum. The second group of asteroids are rich in water — a resource running out on Earth and is even more rare to find in outer space. </li></ol>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/asteroid-day-is-next-week-top-five-things-you-need-to-know/articleshow/76661638.cms">Asteroid Day is next week — top five things you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/asteroid-day-is-on-june-30-and-its-the-one-day-no-asteroid-will-be-making-its-close-approach/articleshow/76668783.cms">Asteroid Day is on June 30 — and it’s the one day no asteroid will be making its close approach</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/the-10-biggest-asteroids-that-pose-a-threat-to-earth-in-2020/articleshow/73054066.cms">The 10 biggest asteroids that pose a threat to Earth in 2020</a>

Asteroid Day — everything you need to know about the rocks in our solar system that could one day hit Earth

<ul><li>The sixth annual celebration of Asteroid Day will be held on 30 June 2020. </li><li>Asteroid Day marks the anniversary of the <keyword id="9475096" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="1908-Tunguska-asteroid-impact">1908 Tunguska asteroid impact</keyword>. </li><li>Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year Asteroid Day will be celebrated digitally by live-streaming the events and panels from Luxembourg. </li></ul>Asteroid Day happens on June 30 every year to mark the anniversary of the most devastating impact in Earth’s recent history — 1908 Tunguska asteroid impact. Countries all over the world celebrate Asteroid Day by setting up programs and events to make the event. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="73054066" title="The 10 biggest asteroids that pose a threat to Earth in 2020" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> This year the sixth annual Asteroid Day will be celebrated digitally and live-streamed from Luxembourg. Asteroid Day events and panels will focus on the role of asteroids in the formation of our solar system and advances in technology to better detect, track and analyze asteroids and review our ability to deflect a rogue asteroid headed towards Earth. <ol><li><keyword id="8548395" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="what-is-an-asteroid">What is an asteroid</keyword>? Asteroids are the leftover remnants from when the solar system was born. They’re the shattered fragments of proto-planets that never made it to maturity. Each asteroid is different and has its own story to tell. </li><li><keyword id="9475099" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="what-is-asteroid-day">What is Asteroid Day</keyword>? The goal of Asteroid Day is to raise awareness and educate the world about the role of asteroids in the solar system — how they came to be, the resources they hold, how they can pave the way for future exploration and most importantly, how Earth can be protected against any potential asteroid impacts. We celebrate Asteroid Day to mark the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska asteroid impact.</li><li>What is the 1908 Tunguska asteroid impact? On 30 June 1908, a small asteroid struck the Earth over Tunguska in Siberia. The Tunguska meteor is known to be the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-last-major-asteroid-to-hit-earth-destroyed-500-square-kilometers-and-it-could-have-been-much-worse/articleshow/70782507.cms">largest natural object</a> to ever enter the Earth’s atmosphere. It reportedly flattened 2,000 square kilometres of forest. The impact was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/TUNGUSKA-106-Years-Ago-A-Mysterious-Explosion-1000x-More-Powerful-Than-The-Hiroshima-Bomb-Rocked-Siberia/articleshow/37532646.cms">1000 times more powerful</a> than the Hiroshima bomb with the power of 15 megatons of TNT.</li><li>When was Asteroid Day first celebrated? Asteroid Day was first celebrated in 2015. It was co-founded by astrophysicist and legendary guitarist and song-writer for Queen Brain May, the director of 51 Degrees North Greg Richters, Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart and president of the B612 Foundation Danica Remy. In its first year, over 163 self-organised events were held across 48 countries with over 65,000 participants. In 2016, the movement was officially designated Asteroid Day by the United Nations (UN) as the international day of awareness and education about asteroids. </li><li>How will Asteroid Day be celebrated in 2020? This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Asteroid Day will be a fully digital celebration will panel discussions and one-on-one interviews with astronauts and world experts. You can catch the live broadcast of Asteroid Day from Luxembourg <a href="https://asteroidday.org/">here.</a></li></ol>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/the-biggest-asteroid-of-the-year-will-zoom-past-earth-this-week-adhering-to-social-distancing-and-even-wearing-a-mask/articleshow/75399097.cms">The biggest asteroid of 2020 will zoom past Earth on April 29 — adhering to 'social distancing' and even wearing a mask</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/the-worlds-oldest-asteroid-struck-earth-2-2-billion-years-ago-triggering-the-first-episode-global-warming-in-history/articleshow/73509096.cms">The world's oldest asteroid struck Earth 2.2 billion years ago triggering one of the first global warming episodes in history</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/nasa-caught-a-comet-from-another-solar-system-sweating-bullets-at-it-approached-the-sun/articleshow/75420891.cms">NASA caught an interstellar comet sweating bullets as it approached the sun</a>

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<ul><li>The <keyword id="115417" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="New-York-Stock-Exchange">New York Stock Exchange</keyword> (NYSE) reversed its course and has decided to refrain from delisting <keyword id="154965" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="China-Telecom">China Telecom</keyword>, <keyword id="133270" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="China-Mobile">China Mobile</keyword>, and <keyword id="7727304" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="china-unicorn">China Unicorn</keyword>.</li><li>This goes against the Trump administration’s order for American companies to cease business relations with Chinese companies allegedly providing aid to the military, which will come into effect on January 11. </li><li>The shares of three of China’s biggest telecom companies have rallied on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKD) by more than 5%.</li></ul>The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the largest stock exchange in the world worth over $22 trillion, no longer plans to delist China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom. It had initially planned to drop the three Chinese telecom giants to comply with the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-securities-investments-finance-communist-chinese-military-companies/">executive order </a>doled out by President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> in November 2020, which directed American companies from investing in Chinese companies accused of allegedly aiding the military. China refuted these allegations and claimed that the executive order was politically motivated. “In light of further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities in connection with the Office of Foreign Assets Control FAQ 857… NYSE announced today that NYSE Regulation no longer intends to move forward with the delisting action in relation to the three issuers… which was announced on December 31, 2020,” NYSE said in a <a href="https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2021/NYSE-Updates-Guidance-on-Delisting-Determination-for-Securities-of-Three-Issuers-in-Relation-to-Executive-Order-13959--/default.aspx">statement</a> on January 4. The shares of the three companies rallied by more than 5%, at the time of writing this article, on the Honk Kong Stock Exchange (HKD) after the news of the reversal. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change in share price </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">China Telecom </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5.74% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">China Mobile </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5.47% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">China Unicorn </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6.71% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: HKD It is uncertain if other indices, like MSCI, S&amp;P Dow Jones, and FTSE Russell will follow in NYSE’s footsteps or continue to comply with the Trump administration’s executive order, which comes into effect on January 11 — a little more than a week before President-elect <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> is set to take office. It’s also uncertain if Biden will change any US policies towards China. During this campaign, the Democratic candidate indicated that he would like to work with allies to enforce the ‘rules of the road’ for global trade. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/five-asteroids-are-set-to-make-a-close-approach-to-earth-tomorrow/articleshow/80109103.cms">Five asteroids are set to fly past the planet tomorrow — two of them are bigger than the Eiffel Tower</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bharat-biotech-sees-rivals-conspiracy-in-all-the-criticism-for-the-approval-for-covaxin/articleshow/80099818.cms">Bharat Biotech sees rivals’ conspiracy in all the criticism for the approval for Covaxin</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/questions-arise-about-jack-ma-whereabouts-as-alibaba-faces-scrutiny-from-the-chinese-government/articleshow/80090457.cms">Where is Jack Ma? 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