October 7 marked 15 years since B612 was formed to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. This week, five founding board members will each reflect on B612's 15 years, looking at the strides we've made in the field of planetary defense and where we want to go in...
On October 4-5, 2017, B612's Asteroid Institute and the DIRAC Institute (also known as Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology) hosted the first ADAM project HackDays at the University of Washington in Seattle. ADAM (Asteroid Decision and Analysis Machine) is a project of the Asteroid Institute that works to better understand...
The newly announced Asteroid Institute was covered in Jeff Foust’s June 20th article in SpaceNews. The publication noted that the Institute’s work will support research on asteroid detection and planetary defense. Ed Lu, Executive Director of the Asteroid Institute, discussed that the Institute will focus its...
Thanks to a growing partnership with the government of Luxembourg, Asteroid Day has moved its headquarters to Luxembourg City. On June 30th, Asteroid Day will be producing Asteroid Day LIVE from Luxembourg 24-hour live broadcast of general and technical programming about all things asteroid related. Ed...
We are excited to announce the launch of the Asteroid Institute at B612. This Institute is a dedicated scientific and technical academic program that will further our commitment to prevent asteroid impacts. The Asteroid Institute is set-up as a virtual organization that has a close...
B612 Asteroid Institute’s Bryce Bolin Discusses the Future of Planetary Defense. The B612 Asteroid Institute will be a virtual organization with a particularly close new working collaboration with Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology Center (DIRAC) at the Department of Astronomy of the University of Washington,...
B612’s new Asteroid Institute enlists UW researchers to help protect our planet. Alan Boyle of GeekWire published an article on June 13, 2017 about B612's new Asteroid Institute, a scientific and technical academic organization dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroid impacts. The article highlights the Asteroid Institute's...
New scientific and technical Institute to collaborate with major universities and research centers worldwide to protect the world from asteroid impacts SILICON VALLEY, CA -- The B612 Foundation today announced the formation of a new science and technology institute dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impacts. Dr. Ed Lu, three...
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...