30 Jun 2021

World Asteroid Day in the southern skies

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 30 June 2021

It's World Asteroid Day! Since the first discovery of asteroids in the 1800s they've been a constant source of fascination for astronomers and watchers of the sky. One of those people staring at the night sky is the director of the Otago Museum Dr Ian Griffin.

Bennu Asteroid

Bennu Asteroid Photo: NASA