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Asteroid Day 2026: Remembering the 1908 Tunguska event that flattened 772 square miles of Siberian forest
That asteroid explosion over Tunguska was 1,000 times stronger than the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
Around 7:15 am on June 30 in 1908, during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, an object from space entered Earth's atmosphere over Siberia. And it changed science forever.
On June 30, 1908, an enormous explosion in a remote stretch of Siberia flattened and bruned nearly 1,000 square miles of ...
June 30 marks Tunguska, Congo independence, and Soyuz 11, plus events from Hernán Cortés to Tower Bridge, Hitler’s purge, and more.
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June 30, 1908: The Tunguska impact
An enormous explosion occurred approximately 3 to 6 miles (3.8 to 9.7 kilometers) above the Tunguska River area of Siberia on June 30, 1908, when an asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded in ...
The day chosen to mark the event, June 30, has been picked with some precision since it was on June 30, 1908 that the Tunguska asteroid blasted into the wastes of Siberia, leaving a trail of ...
Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of International Asteroid Day. In the decade since the United Nations established the observance, scientists say Earth is better prepared to defend itself from the ...
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM) The Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM), a Unit of the National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, invites ...
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