In the News

Non-Profit’s Private Space Telescope to Hunt Dangerous Asteroids in 2017
Space.com, April 13, 2013

A Clearer View of the Space Bullet That Grazed Russia
New York Times, March 25, 2013

Better Asteroid Detection Needed, Experts Say
New York Times, March 20, 2013

The B612 Sentinel Space Telescope (E.T. Lu, H. Reitsema, J. Troeltzsch, and S. Hubbard)
New Space magazine, April 2013

Killer Asteroid Could Be Geopolitical Nightmare
Space.com, March 14, 2013

After another near miss, Stanford professor wants to find asteroids that threaten Earth
Opli Magazine, March 11, 2013

Former astronaut Ed Lu on NASA and saving Earth from asteroids
Stanford Daily, March 8, 2013

Can Humans Do Better Than Dinosaurs When it Comes to Incoming Space Objects?
Dot Earth, New York Times, February 20, 2013

Detecting asteroids, meteors takes on new urgency
USA Today, February 18, 2013

Vindication for Entrepreneurs Watching Sky: Yes, It Can Fall
The New York Times, February 17, 2013

‘Playing Roulette with the Earth:’ Dr Ed Lu on Asteroids
ABC News, February 15, 2013

Russia meteor virtually impossible to see coming, Current and planned efforts focus on larger objects
ScienceNews.org, February 15, 2013

A chance to prevent future asteroid impacts
CNN.com, “The Next List,” February 15, 2013

Tracking a Space Rock’s Streak Past Earth (Audio)
Science Friday NPR, Friday February 15, 2013

Meteor and asteroid events give new focus for our vital Sentinel telescope
The Guardian, February 15, 2013

Asteroid Incoming!
ABC Nightline, February 14, 2013

To Save Earth from Asteroids, We Must Find Them Early
Popular Mechanics, February 14, 2013

A Warning From the Asteroid Hunters
Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2013

Giant asteroid will zoom past Earth, averting apocalypse
Santa Cruz Sentinel, February 13, 2013

One man’s bold quest to save the Earth from asteroids
CNN The Next List, February 12, 2013

Shooting Gallery of Asteroids Prompts Former Astronauts’ Venture
Bloomberg, February 12, 2013

The Committee to Save the Planet: Who Watches the Asteroids?
TIME, February 12, 2013

Saving The World From Asteroids
ABC/Yahoo! Newsmakers, February 11, 2013

NASA: Asteroid flyby next week will be closest for a space rock so large
Washington Post, February 8, 2013

Close Shave: Asteroid To Buzz Earth Next Week
NPR Morning Edition, February 8, 2013

FORUM: Group keeping an eye on asteroid threats
New Haven Register, February 1, 2013

Hunter asteroids: Launched into orbit machine, whose mission – to save the Earth from space accident (translation available on site)
“Rossiiskaya Gazeta” Russian Gazette, January 24, 2013

We Probably Wouldn’t Even See A Doomsday Asteroid Until It Was Too Late
Forbes, January 10, 2013

Asteroid Watch
Air and Space Smithsonian, January 2013

Ball Aerospace partners with B612 Sentinel Mission, asteroid mapping
Denver Post, November 2, 2012

Rock On
The Economist, July 7, 2012

Telescope aims to head off asteroids’ impact on Earth
CNN, June 29, 2012

Détecter les astéroïdes pour mieux protéger l’humanité
Le Figaro, June 29, 2012

First private deep space mission will search for Earth-destroying asteroids
Ars Technica, June 29, 2012

With New Telescope, Scientists Hope to Zero-In on Asteroids
KQED News, June 29, 2012

Asteroid Hunter to Be First Private Deep-Space Mission?
National Geographic, June 28, 2012

Stanford professor oversees development of asteroid early-detection system
Stanford News, June 28, 2012

B612 Sentinel: The First Privately-Funded Deep Space Mission
Popular Science, June 28, 2012

Crowd-funded space telescope to spy dangerous space rocks
Washington Post, June 28, 2012

B612 Foundation Announces First Privately Funded Deep Space Mission
Space Ref, June 28, 2012

Vigilante asteroid hunters seek private telescope to scan for killer space rocks
Fox News, June 28, 2012

Asteroid activists launch fund-raising campaign for space telescope
NBC Cosmic Log, June 28, 2012

Non-Profit Steps Up to Fill Killer-Asteroid Monitoring Gap
Wired Science, June 28, 2012

Private space telescope could boost asteroid mining
NBCNews.com, June 28, 2012

Privately and publicly looking for Earth-threatening asteroids
Discover Magazine, June 28, 2012

Vermin of the Sky
The New Yorker, February 28, 2011