☄️ No country can tackle an asteroid threat alone. At the Asteroid Day Festival in Luxembourg, UNOOSA's Romana Kofler highlighted why international cooperation is essential for planetary defense. Organised by the Asteroid Foundation, the two-day festival brought together researchers and space enthusiasts through workshops led by its ASPIRE programme, an educational initiative that aims to make space science, asteroid research, and planetary defense accessible to students and the general public Romana highlighted UNOOSA's role in coordinating governments, space agencies & the scientific community through the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) and Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG), to assess risks, strengthen preparedness and share verified information. These efforts are gaining momentum through Asteroids2029, a global initiative supporting the UN-declared International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence. The initiative will connect partners world...