The time to tackle killer asteroids is NOW, warn scientists: Leading experts call for urgent action to save the human race
November 6, 2014
Astronomers and rockstars alike are joining forces to warn the world of the threat posed to the planet by asteroids.
More than 100 leading scientists and astronauts from Dr Brian May to Chris Hadfield have signed a declaration asking for increased action to tackle objects that could end life on Earth.
And in an event scheduled for 30 June 2015, a Live Aid-style concert may be used to drum up support and tell the world just how much danger we are in – unless urgent measures are taken.
Known as Asteroid Awareness Day, this global event is being timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Tunguska event in Siberia in 1908.
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