# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaLwddYgavJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67253216-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/963a07dd75.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-29T20:46:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Every year on June 30, humans World Asteroid Day raises awareness about those ancient space rocks, hurtling through our solar system. ⁣
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The date was chosen because on June 30, 1908, the Tunguska event – when an asteroid is believed to have exploded in Siberia, Russia, leveling more than 2,150 sq km of forest.⁣
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#WorldAsteroidDay #AsteroidDay #SpaceScience #Astronomy #PlanetaryDefense #NASA #ESA #SpaceExploration #LookUp #ScienceMatters

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worldasteroidday, nasa, asteroidday, spaceexploration, sciencematters, lookup, esa, spacescience, planetarydefense, astronomy

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