B612 Asteroid Institute Strategic Advisor Dr. Brian May has co-authored a 3-D book on the moon race set to be released in November. Brian is not only an astrophysicist and guitarist for the rock band Queen, but he also co-founded Asteroid Day in 2014, alongside...
Salon.com recently posted an article on building a better asteroid warning system featuring interviews with B612 President Danica Remy and Asteroid Institute Astrodynamicist John Carrico. The article looks at B612’s partnership with Google Cloud and how cloud technology is necessary to provide a more advanced warning...
It’s been a month since Asteroid Day 2018, and we want to share with you the reach and significance of what the B612 helped make happen on June 30. Ed and Rusty have been educating and advocating for the world to pay attention to the risks of...
ESA and NASA are currently reviewing the Hera Mission with plans to demonstrate that an asteroid can be shifted in its orbit by 2022. This is a great mission for ESA and NASA, and we look forward to cheering both agencies efforts during the course of...
On Asteroid Day (June 30, 2018) the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) released a report titled “Near-Earth Objects and Planetary Defense.” This is a milestone in the global conversation about asteroids and defending our planet. We are delighted that UNOOSA used Asteroid Day...
Dr. Ed Lu of the B612 Asteroid Institute, explains how mapping the inner solar system with the ADAM project can help us recognize asteroid threats and opportunities. With Asteroid Day 2018 just around the corner, Dr. Ed Lu recently spoke to PC Magazine about several...
Asteroid Institute responds to U.S. Asteroid Defense implementation plan. In December 2016, the U.S. Government released its strategy document on preparing for and preventing asteroid impacts in which they outlined which government agencies would be involved in the planning for such an event, and the broad...
A new survey shows Americans believe asteroid monitoring to be a national priority. And we believe humanity needs a map of asteroids in our solar system. Pew Research Center’s recently published survey asked “Should monitoring asteroids/objects that could hit the Earth be a top priority?” The...
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...