ISRO is the nodal agency for coordinating public outreach and education initiatives related to asteroids in India.

Project ASTRA (Asteroid Survey, Tracking, and Risk Assessment) is ISRO's public outreach program focused on asteroids.

Project ASTRA aims to raise awareness about asteroids, develop technologies for detecting and tracking asteroids, and assess the risk posed by asteroids to Earth.

Bengaluru hosted the first Asteroid Day event in India in 2015.

Asteroid Day is the annual public outreach event organized by Project ASTRA.

Asteroid Day is observed on June 30 every year.

June 30 marks the anniversary of the Tunguska event, a large explosion caused by an asteroid or comet impact in Siberia in 1908.

Asteroid Day activities include public lectures and talks, asteroid observation sessions, asteroid art and poster competitions, asteroid-themed film screenings, and more.

IIA has established a dedicated center for asteroid research and education called the Center for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSE).

Indian astronomers discovered the asteroid 2016 HO3 in 2016.

The asteroid 2016 HO3 is about 1 kilometer in diameter.

The asteroid 2016 HO3 has an orbital period of about 1 year.

ASTROS (Asteroid Sample Return and Observation Spacecraft) is the name of the Indian asteroid mission planned for launch in the future.

The primary objective of the ASTROS mission is to return a sample from an asteroid to Earth, study the composition and structure of asteroids, and assess the risk posed by asteroids to Earth.

The ASTROS mission is expected to be launched in 2029.