On June 30, the world's first Asteroid Day was observed. The day has been designated so that people can know more about asteroids. They can have awareness on the dangers posed by them and the best measures to protect earth from a catastrophe.

The global awareness was organized on the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska asteroid strike. In this incident, eight hundred square miles of Siberian forest was completely damaged. The incident also gave a strong indication that that the asteroids can create havoc on our planet.

In June, the ESA's six-member states took part in a workshop on asteroid impact preparedness in the wake of the February 2013 Chelyabinsk asteroid strike. The workshop focused on providing information important for safety of the general public.

Nicolas Bobrinsky, Head of ESA's Space Situational Awareness program, thinks that there should be a clear planning to improve the public safety. Whenever a threat situation arrives, people should be clear about the roles and responsibilities they have to fulfill.

Different countries across the globe have already been tracking potentially dangerous asteroids. But astronauts, scientists and technology leaders think that it is not enough to save the planet. Therefore, on Asteroid Day, people were invited to sign the 100x Declaration.

The petition demands a hundred-fold increase in detection capabilities and allowing the discovery and tracking of 100,000 near-Earth asteroids every year. The petition also calls for the adoption of Asteroid Day so more number of people can be informed about asteroids and their impact.