The sky on
your birthday.
Asteroids in the Distance
Rocks from space hit Earth every day, though larger impacts are less frequent. Daily, many kilograms of space dust filter down to Earth. Baseball-sized rocks and ice balls streak through our atmosphere, mostly evaporating. While significant threats from objects near 100 meters in diameter, which strike Earth roughly every 1000 years, could cause tidal waves, smaller objects are a more common occurrence.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 June 2002 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2009 Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2026 Messier 82 (Hubble 2006 image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2026 M82 (Webb NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2026 Galaxy field of MXDFz4.4 (Hubble and Webb clean image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2026 The Cigar Galaxy: M82 (Webb and Hubble image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 JUN 2002 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 JUN 2002.
Questions about June 23, 2002
What space photo was released on June 23, 2002?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 23, 2002 was "Asteroids in the Distance". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on June 23, 2002?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 96% lit.
What day of the week was June 23, 2002?
June 23, 2002 was a Sunday, day 174 of the 365 days in 2002.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 23, 2002?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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