Asteroid 2018 LA hit the Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over Botswana this past weekend, and for only the third time an impact was predicted ahead of time. Our planet’s asteroid tracking and early warning system working together were able to detect this asteroid and determine it...
Asteroid Institute funded project releases NASA tech note with support from Planet, JPL, and CalTech describing an asteroid detection demo using synthetic tracking technology was recently published. This is the first time this synthetic tracking technique has been used for the purpose of asteroid detection...
ASTEROID INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS Dr. Sarah Greenstreet and Bryce Bolin named first Senior Research Fellows SILICON VALLEY, CA/SEATTLE WASH. (May 17,2018) -- The Asteroid Institute has announced new appointments in the field of planetary defense and asteroids. Dr. Sarah Greenstreet and Bryce Bolin have been selected...
We are pleased to continue to build out our partnerships including this new work with MSU and York Space Systems on ADAM and other projects. The Asteroid Institute will work with York’s innovative program with Metropolitan State University (MSU) of Denver, by engaging university students to...
Asteroid Institute Announces Program with York Space Systems to Explore Low-Cost Space-Based Asteroid Tracking System and Train Next Generation Space Workforce at Metropolitan State University of Denver SILICON VALLEY, CA (May 10, 2018)-- The Asteroid Institute, a program of the B612 Foundation, has announced a new collaboration with York...
B612 does not endorse the alarming and sensationalist tone (“humankind could be wiped out at any moment”) of an article it contributed to last week. This is completely contrary to B612’s message that we and others are working towards addressing this issue in a methodical way...
The Asteroid Institute’s Spacecraft System Engineer, Jonny Dyer, presented a talk on the history and current state of the commercial spaceflight sector. Dr. Ed Lu and Rusty Schweickart shared their perspectives on the future of the sector from their years of experience leading B612 and...
Google Cloud and Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) joined with Asteroid Institute to develop a cloud-based platform for tracking asteroid discoveries. The two companies have become technology partners for the Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping project, or ADAM. The project aims to provide software infrastructure for analyzing trajectories...
Earlier today, the Asteroid Institute issued a press release announcing Google Cloud and AGI among its new technology partners for the ADAM project. This is an important moment in developing a cloud-based platform to provide analytical tools to help scientists, world leaders, and citizens understand...
ASTEROID INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES GOOGLE CLOUD AND AGI AS NEW TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS FOR THE ASTEROID DISCOVERY ANALYSIS AND MAPPING (ADAM) PROJECT JOHN CARRICO TO LEAD DEVELOPMENT OF ADAM SILICON VALLEY, CA (February 28, 2018) -- The Asteroid Institute today announced Google Cloud and AGI as new technology partners...