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...
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Presented at the 2021 conference of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society The Asteroid Discovery, Analysis, and Mapping (ADAM) platform Sarah Greenstreet, Ed Lu, Mario Juric, Joachim Moeyens, and the Asteroid Institute team B612 Asteroid Institute, University of Washington Abstract The B612 Asteroid Institute has developed the...
"I believe that people who take the long view are the ones who actually change the future." ~Esther Dyson We recently sat down with early Founding Circle member Esther Dyson to learn more about her commitment to space, solving problems and why she was an early...
We recently sat down with Asteroid Circle member Rick Armstrong, to learn a bit more about his connection to space, why he supports B612 and the Asteroid Institute and what inspires him. Tell our readers a little bit about yourself. What do you do for work?...
In a year that can only be described as turbulent, we are happy to share progress and news in our 2020 annual progress report. This year required a lot of pivoting and uneasy transitions for our families, communities, and the world. The unprecedented events of...
Have you ever been asked a question to which your truthful response is: “Well, that depends…”? It happens all of the time. For example, your availability to meet with someone might depend upon factors as diverse as adjacent meetings, the weather, etc. Sometimes, prediction is,...
With asteroid 2018 VP1 making recent headlines, Dr. Ed Lu, Executive Director of the Asteroid Institute, recently spoke to Salon about the unlikelihood of this asteroid hitting Earth. Lu notes that 2018 VP1 will be like "a shooting star in the sky" if it enters...
While 2020 has handed out plenty of things to worry about, asteroid 2018 VP1 hitting Earth on November 2nd isn’t one of them. You’ve probably seen the sensationalist headlines of a potential Earth impacting asteroid heading our way on November 2, the day before the United...
The ADAM research and development team participated in the LSST Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) Readiness Sprint 3. B612 Foundation has been a sponsor of the Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) sprints since their inception. This support enables the collaboration to be prepared for when LSST...