On this Earth Day, people across the world will be highlighting global awareness and actions to protect our planet. I’d like to think we do that every day at B612. Our supporters and friends recognize that each day should advance the emerging field of planetary defense,...
The field of planetary defense has grown dramatically since 2012, and the scope of B612's activities has grown along with it. With a new year underway, I want to take a moment to recap a few milestones already achieved this year. I also want to report...
February 15 Press Conference Provides Overview of Asteroid Day 2017 (June 30) Worldwide On February 15, 2017, Asteroid Day (a program of B612) hosted an international press conference in Luxembourg which brought together government officials, scientists, and experts in planetary defense to discuss the need for...
Today marks the four-year anniversary of the Chelyabinsk asteroid airburst. You probably recall watching the dash cam video footage of the fireball exploding over the city, which took everyone by surprise. This particular asteroid was only 17-20 meters in diameter, or about 55-65 feet. For comparison,...
(REVISED) B612 Response to National Science and Technology Council report and NASA Discovery Mission selection Last week brought news for the field of planetary defense and the worldwide effort to protect the Earth from large and dangerous asteroid impacts. First, the “National Near Earth Object Preparedness Strategy” report...
On October 3rd and 4th, B612 co-sponsored a Near-Earth Object (NEO) workshop at the University of Washington in Seattle. The workshop is the first time that members of B612’s technical team, researchers and scientists from the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), NEO researchers from NASA,...
B612 published an OpEd in Space News discussing the milestone reached with NEOCam and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) potentially able to track 90 percent of asteroids larger than 140 meters and declaring our support for NEOCam’s construction. The full text is below: There is...
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On June 30th, B612, Asteroid Day, and California Academy of Sciences teamed up for one of the world’s premier Asteroid Day events that featured a day of speakers and a night of asteroid-themed NightLife and adventures! The highlights of the day included presentations from renowned asteroid...
In the past year, you may have heard the B612 team mention the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, commonly known as LSST. However, you may not know the details about why LSST will make such a big contribution to Planetary Defense. In brief, LSST is a telescope...