By: Danica Remy, President Last week, an asteroid about 100 meters in diameter, Asteroid 2019 OK, sped past Earth at a distance of about 70,000 kilometers. The asteroid safely missed our planet, but at 70,000 kilometers, Asteroid 2019 OK came quite close - much closer than...
Over the past decade, B612, and now the Asteroid Institute, have argued for the importance of finding and tracking Near Earth Asteroids. Consistent with the Asteroid Day 100X Declaration, we have supported efforts to increase the rate of discovery and tracking of asteroids, from LSST to...
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...