This resolution designates June 30, 2025 as "Asteroid Day" in the United States Senate to raise public awareness about asteroids and planetary defense efforts. The resolution commemorates the 10th anniversary of Asteroid Day's official celebration and references the 2013 Chelyabinsk asteroid impact in Russia, which injured nearly 1,500 people and demonstrated the real threat asteroids pose to Earth. The resolution encourages increased public education about asteroid risks and the importance of asteroid research and planetary defense initiatives, aligning with the United Nations' 2016 recognition of Asteroid Day as a global awareness campaign. This is a symbolic resolution with no direct funding or regulatory requirements—it simply affirms Senate support for the observance and calls for greater public understanding of asteroid science and planetary protection.
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