Ed Lu’s Public Presentation at the Museum of Flight
Ed Lu's public presentation at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Earth Day, April 22, 2014....
17 June, 2014
NASA
What are odds an asteroid will level a major city? Higher than you might think, say researchers.
The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth and causing significant damage are much higher than what was previously estimated. According to new data released by the B612 Foundation, a non-profit group that aims to launch its Sentinel Space Telescope in 2018 in order to map...
26 April, 2014
Ex-astronauts plan to launch an asteroid-tracking satellite
On Tuesday, with Earth Day as a backdrop, the B612 Foundation started its presentation about asteroid detection with enough material to fill out an apocalyptic sci-fi film. An introductory video mapped out 26 nuclear-bomb-level impacts recorded on Earth in the last 13 years, a few...
26 April, 2014
Powerful Asteroids Strike Earth with Surprising Frequency
Since the start of the 21st century, dozens of incoming asteroids have slammed into Earth, some of them packing far more energy than a city-destroying atomic bomb, a new animation illustrates. The visualization was released in honor of Earth Day by the B612 Foundation — an...
25 April, 2014
B612 Foundation Releases Video at Seattle Museum of Flight Earth Day Event Showing Evidence of 26 Multi-Kiloton Asteroid Impacts Since 2001
B612 Foundation Releases Video at Seattle Museum of Flight Earth Day Event Showing Evidence of 26 Multi-Kiloton Asteroid Impacts Since 2001 SEATTLE, WA (Earth Day, April 22, 2014) -- At a press conference on Tuesday at the Seattle Museum of Flight, three prominent astronauts supporting the...
25 April, 2014
B612 Press Conference at the Seattle Museum of Flight
Watch and share the video below showing just how often Earth is hit by untracked asteroids....
24 April, 2014
Big Bangs: Asteroids Strike Earth More Often Than We Think
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden told members of Congress that if an asteroid the size that could wipe out any major city were headed to Earth today, all we could do is “pray.” Ed Lu testifies about the B612 Sentinel Mission solution to protect Earth for...
22 April, 2014
NASA: The Only Thing Stopping a City-Destroying Asteroid Is Blind Luck
So you know how we all kind of thought that our odds of getting destroyed by an asteroid were remarkably low? Yeah, that was wrong. According to new research, the odds of a large-scale asteroid impact are actually three to ten times higher than we...
20 April, 2014
This Ex-Astronaut Is Stalking Asteroids to Save Civilization
Former Astronaut Ed Lu thinks the biggest threat to our existence is up in the air. Way up in the air. His nonprofit, the B612 Foundation, wants to set up a defense perimeter around the planet. Read the Article: "This Ex-Astronaut Is Stalking Asteroids to Save...
10 April, 2014
Close Shave: Asteroid To Buzz Earth Next Week
A CNN special feature on the “Next List” of leaders with Ed Lu: One man’s bold quest to save the world from Asteroids – the biggest environmental project imaginable. Read the Article: "Close Shave: Asteroid To Buzz Earth Next Week" CNN (February 12, 2013) ...
20 March, 2014