Near-Earth object

Topic #2: Near-Earth Objects Though not mentioned in the news and talks of society, near-earth objects (NEOs) are an international threat for countries worldwide. A NEO is a meteoroid, asteroid, or comet pushed by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets, potentially entering the earth's orbit and thereby pose a danger of collision. Space agencies around the world express the universal outlook that NEOs must be somehow controlled or mitigated in their magnitude of impact. Austria, along with

Leon Pan Professor Erika Harnett ESS 102 23 October 2014 Hazards in Space: Near Earth Objects Synopsis: When NASA’s plan to capture asteroid 2011MD goes wrong and it threatens to crash directly into the earth, Dr. Cyrus Smith and his team of astronomers must find a strategy to destroy or divert asteroid 2011MD before it destroys New York City and threatening the lives of millions of people. The team has strategized three options to protect the city: to push the asteroid off its course, to destroy

Ever since the beginning of human history, people explored. Man, woman and child alike had opportunities to see the beauty and magnificence of Earth. They have seen the vast outstretches of Earth’s land, from the lush green plains of America, to the brilliant golden sands of Africa, and the roaring deep blue oceans. Over time, humans settled, leaving their nomadic past behind. Yet, their thirst for exploration continued. Magellan, Columbus, and Lewis and Clark, for example, quenched this thirst by

(NEO’s) Earth may seem gigantic to us, but in relation to outer space we are just a tiny little particle orbiting the sun in the middle of the galaxy. Since the Earth openly travels around in orbit throughout the universe, like any other planet or star, it is prone to impact from space hazards. In this case, space hazards are objects or materials in space that pose a potential threat or risk to the Earth itself and life on Earth. Common space hazards that effect Earth are known as NEO’s or near earth

It started for me in 1979, my fascination with asteroids and Near Earth Objects. I didn’t have a telescope, or any knowledge of the cosmos, “Asteroids,” was a game I played. I would go down to the old railroad depot walk in to the bar-restaurant, wait my turn, then I would drop $5.00 in quarters.  One after another, I would lose, quarter and fighter ship, until they were all gone. ​​  Side note my little brother was better at this game than me, he was even better at “Space Invaders”. At the time

planet. Five short martian years ago we awoke on our then home planet, Earth, carrying on with our day to day lives. Suddenly our lives were turned upside down, and thanks to the efforts of one man and his team, we were able to survive and preserve the human race. Today we celebrate this man, Dr. Samuel Miller, and all that he has accomplished and done for our survival. Dr. Samuel Miller, one of NASA’s best NEO (Near Earth Object) researchers called San Jose, California home. He resided there with

many early solar system mysteries. However, industrialists such as Deep Space Industries have taken an interest in these objects as well1. They are already creating companies to attempt mining some of these objects. Upon close inspection the composition of asteroids relative to Earth something amazing appears. Asteroids contain as much or orders of magnitude more than the Earth critical materials needed to create a thriving economy2. This explains the interest in space industrialists particularly

The Earth is nearing depletion of its natural resources at a time when human beings are rapidly expanding the frontiers of space. The resources which may exist on asteroids could have enormous potential for aiding and enhancing human space exploration as well as life on Earth. With the possibly limitless opportunities that exist, it is clear that asteroids are the next step for human existence in space. The resources of the Earth are not infinite, in fact, some are depletable within the next several

Space is extremely vast, and planets are tiny specks by comparison to the distance between them, which means that a random object flying through the solar is extremely unlikely to collide with Earth, and only a small number of the objects in our solar system even have the possibility of coming near Earth. First, it is necessary to understand how astronomical orbits are defined. Three key terms, as explained by WSU’s introductory astronomy course, are the semi-major axis, the perihelion distance,

SETI, be they positive or negative, would largely be determined by the messages sent. The extreme importance of the content of the messages sent into space becomes clear when one considers how organisms on earth respond to different initial signals. For instance, a human, when it sees a bee near, can either stand still, and let the bee go on its way (which would probably work), or the human can try and wave the bee away (which would most likely result in the bee stinging the human). In this case,