Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lecture Series at California Academy of Sciences

Featuring Michael Busch, SETI Institute

The near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are a population of objects on orbit around the Sun that cross or come near the orbit of Earth; remnants of material from the early Solar System that never accreted into planets. NEAs are accessible targets for space missions, but also pose a hazard due to potential future impacts onto Earth. Dr. Busch will review the near-Earth population and efforts to address the asteroid impact hazard. He will also discuss past, current, and future missions to near-Earth asteroids, including missions by NASA, ESA, JAXA, the Chinese National Space Agency, and potentially other groups.

For more information, visit https://www.calacademy.org/events/benjamin-dean-astronomy-lectures/near-earth-asteroids-space-missions-and-the-impact-hazard