A resolution designating June 30, 2025 as "Asteroid Day".

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 302 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 302 Designating June 30, 2025 as ``Asteroid Day''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025 Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Designating June 30, 2025 as ``Asteroid Day''. Whereas asteroids pose both a potential threat and a valuable resource for scientific exploration and future space endeavors; Whereas Asteroid Day, observed annually on June 30th, serves as a global awareness campaign to educate the public about asteroids, their potential impact, and the importance of planetary defense; Whereas, on February 15, 2013, the Chelyabinsk asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere undetected and exploded in a meteor air burst over central Russia, releasing as much energy as 30 atomic bombs, and seriously injuring 1,491 people; Whereas, following t…