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The 62nd Session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee didn’t disappoint! Here are some key highlights: 1️⃣☄️ Asteroid 2024 YR4 triggered the first-ever International Asteroid Warning Network notification threshold alert. With a 2.3% chance of impact in 2032, it will remain trackable until June 2025 before disappearing from view for three years. 2️⃣🇺🇳 The Subcommittee recommended UNISPACE IV for 2027, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty and the 70th session of COPUOS. 3️⃣🤝 UNOOSA held a fundraising event to support projects under Director Aarti Holla-Maini’s Vision & Strategy 2024-2030, including the Global Space Law Project, One Moon for All, the Inter-Agency Procurement Hub for Earth Observation Imagery, a UN-SPIDER office in LATAM, and Space4Youth. 4️⃣🌚 The Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation (#ATLAC) met for the first time under new chairs Hasan Abbas 🇵🇰 and Ulpia Elena Bontezatu 🇷🇴 and will finalize its workplan soon. 5️⃣...

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