Sun-Earth Day
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Sun-Earth Day is a celebration established in 2000 by NASA
and ESA. The purpose of the holiday is to popularize the knowledge about the Sun
, and the way it influences life on Earth
.
The day itself is celebrated mostly in the USA near the spring equinox, however it is actually a year-long educational event with a different theme each year. Each year's theme is supported by free educational plans for both informal and formal educators.
In 2011, Sun-Earth Day occurred on March 19, with the theme Ancient Mysteries; Future Discoveries. In addition to those celebrations at Goddard Space Flight Center
, the NASA center that organizes Sun-Earth Day, over 200 museums and numerous individuals host events around the world.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
and ESA. The purpose of the holiday is to popularize the knowledge about the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
, and the way it influences life on Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
.
The day itself is celebrated mostly in the USA near the spring equinox, however it is actually a year-long educational event with a different theme each year. Each year's theme is supported by free educational plans for both informal and formal educators.
In 2011, Sun-Earth Day occurred on March 19, with the theme Ancient Mysteries; Future Discoveries. In addition to those celebrations at Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
The Goddard Space Flight Center is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. GSFC,...
, the NASA center that organizes Sun-Earth Day, over 200 museums and numerous individuals host events around the world.
See also
- Earth CharterEarth CharterThe Earth Charter is an international declaration of fundamental values and principles considered useful by its supporters for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century...
- Earth DayEarth DayEarth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the...
- Earth flagEarth flagThe flag of the Earth is a flag used to represent the Earth. Though there is no internationally agreed upon flag to represent the whole planet, some individuals and organizations have promoted designs for a flag; however, none of these designs have managed to gain much broad recognition.-World...
- Earth HourEarth HourEarth Hour is a global event organized by WWF and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change...
- International Heliophysical YearInternational Heliophysical yearThe International Heliophysical Year is a UN-sponsored but scientifically driven international program of scientific collaboration to understand external drivers of planetary environments and universal processes in solar-terrestrial-planetary-heliospheric physics. The IHY will focus on ...
(2007–08) - List of environmental dates
- World Environment Day