asteroid science
NOVA: Asteroid—Doomsday or Payday?
A note from Ed: I wanted to give a big thank you to NOVA for highlighting the need to find and track asteroids. Everyone here at the B612 Foundation is grateful to have had this national attention, and the opportunity to explain our work to millions...
21 November, 2013
PBS News | Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?
The asteroid that exploded over Siberia—injuring more than 1,000 and damaging buildings in six cities—was a shocking reminder that Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting range. From the width of a football field to the size of a small city, these space rocks...
20 November, 2013
How do you spot an incoming asteroid anyway?
They're dark, difficult to see from the surface of the planet, and there are a lot of them floating in the solar system. Scientists are now looking into new, higher-tech ways to find and track near-Earth objects, but for now, much of the hard work...
30 October, 2013
What If Earth Was Threatened by An Asteroid Strike? Astronaut Panel Brings Up Ideas To Search, Deflect These Threats
[caption id="attachment_614" align="alignright" width="460"] Computer generated simulation of an asteroid strike on the Earth. Credit: Don Davis/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] “If we get hit 20 years from now, that’s not bad luck. That’s stupidity.” That’s what former NASA astronaut Ed Lu had to say about asteroids and our efforts...
25 October, 2013
Up and Out: Saving the Planet from Asteroids
While we all enjoy the beauty surrounding us in Mon- tecito, we are often reminded by tremors that this is “Earthquake Central.” We hear and read continually that the question is not if “The Big One” is coming, but when. Just imagine if you could...
05 October, 2013
Changing the course of the solar system @ TEDxMarin
Changing the course of the solar system: Dr. Ed Lu at TEDxMarin...
05 September, 2013
How the Telescope Works
B-roll footage with selected quotes from Sentinel Program Manager John Troeltzsch, CEO Dr. Ed Lu, and Mission Director Dr. Howard Reitsema....
05 September, 2013
Sentinel’s Goals
B-roll footage with selected quotes from B612 Chair Emeritus and Co-founder Rusty Schweickart, CEO Dr. Ed Lu, and Program Manager Dr. Howard Reitsema. ...
05 September, 2013
Dick Bingham Comments
Comments from B612 Strategic Advisor Dick Bingham, Former Chairman of the California Academy of Sciences and President, American Industrial Partners....
05 September, 2013