The Asteroid Institute is seeking to make computational astronomy easier at scale Sometimes, that means running large workloads on the cloud for asteroid discovery, object precovery, and impact probability analysis. But sometimes, we need a tool to help us do the little things that take up...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column width="5/6" offset="vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-4/5"][vc_column_text] Nate Tellis, dynamic researcher and scientist, is helping propel ADAM forward The Asteroid Institute, a program of B612, is excited to highlight researcher Nate Tellis, one of the forces behind ADAM, the Asteroid...
The B612 Asteroid Institute and our Vera Rubin Observatory partners met for a hackathon in person for the first time in two years. Among our goals was bringing the first of our astrodynamics services, Asteroid Precovery, online for internal testing. Asteroid Precovery is part of the...
Nine years ago today, an asteroid exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia. It was only about 20 meters in diameter (or 55-65 feet) — by meteor and asteroid standards, pretty small, but as you may remember, it packed a punch. The explosion injured over 1,500 people and...
The B612 Asteroid Institute’s Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) project continues to make progress. The acronym for our ADAM project has also evolved (replacing Machine with Mapping). This can be summarized by an article in the Financial Times on the need for mapping the...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Renowned journalist Andrew Revkin interviewed Dr. Ed Lu and Danica Remy in advance of the “Don’t Look Up” movie premiere and NASA DART mission B612 President Danica Remy and Asteroid Institute Director Dr. Ed Lu recently talked with journalist...
By Peter Schwartz and Dr. Ed Lu Humanity is about to take an important step forward in our ability to protect planet Earth from asteroid impacts. The DART probe (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) will demonstrate a method of changing the velocity of an asteroid, a capability...
Six expert panelists answer questions and advocate for asteroid discovery and space navigation on cloud-based platform Asteroid Institute was on Clubhouse for an Imagination In Action (IIA) interview with hosts John Werner of TEDxMIT, and Alison Sander of Boston Consulting Group. Panelists were B612 president and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Asteroid Institute publishes its 2021 annual progress report In a year filled with continued transition and ultimately hope, the Asteroid Institute has, in many ways, mirrored those sentiments with our mission to increase the rate of asteroid discovery. We...
Asteroid Institute advisor Scott Manley and researchers visit Meteor Crater to study an ancient asteroid impact Asteroid Institute recently organized an annual expedition into Meteor Crater. Thanks to the Barringer Family, Asteroid Institute researchers have non-public access to the crater's rim and base. Asteroid Institute is...