October 2015
From NEOs to real action: testing asteroid impact scenarios
... for this. First, it’s not known precisely how many Near Earth Objects (NEOs) could potentially collide with Earth. Second, it is not possible to determine the mean impact rates for objects between 50m and 140m in diameter. Third, the composition...
July 2014
Preventing catastrophic impact
... or even total destruction of our planet’s biosphere. Collisions in space of various near- Earth objects (or NEOs) are frequent. Thanks to our planet’s atmosphere, objects smaller than about 10 metres in diameter burn up in the atmosphere, and thus...
June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
... way from Project Safeguard in Arthur C Clarke’s book, Rendezvous with Rama but it is a start. Solar storms So-called near Earth objects (NEOs) that threaten our world could destroy cities and kill millions of people should they impact...
December 2014
Finding NEO
... that caused extensive property damage. These are the result of collisions between the Earth and the large population of much smaller near-Earth objects (NEOs). In order to assess the risk from these NEOs, they have been discovered...
20 November 2020
The iconic Arecibo Observatory to be demolished due to safety concerns
...has been used by many astronomical disciplines to boost discoveries, including research into brown dwarfs, locating near-Earth objects (NEOs) understanding pulsars and helping to refine fundamental theories of gravity . Most notable was its discovery...
15 July 2020
Comet Neowise puts on a spectacular show
... treated to stunning views of Comet C/2020 F3, also known as comet Neowise, as it streaks past Earth this month. Discovered on 27 March by the Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope (NEOWISE), the dazzling comet has...
