Near Earth Objects and Planetary Defense

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla

2009/11/26 08:52 CST

Topics: podcasts and videos, asteroids, near-Earth asteroids, Earth impact hazard

Could a space rock hit Earth and cause widespread devastation?

What could we do if we found an asteroid or comet on a collision course with Earth?

The Planetary Society is working with the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) on getting the word out about hazardous near-Earth objects and what can be done to defend Earth. The Space Generation Advisory Council recently released on their website a 30-minute video about near-Earth objects and ways to deflect them. The film, which is divided into four segments, consists mostly of interviews taken at the 2009 Planetary Defense Conference in Granada, Spain, and includes Alan Harris, Aline Zimmer, Ben Rozitis, Christie Maddock, David Morrison, Mark Boslough, Nick Bailey, Rusty Schweickart, Sougata Pahari, Tejal Thakore, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, William Ailor, and Zeljiko Ivezic.

Total runtime 29 minutes 39 seconds

You will require Flash player to view this video, which can be found here.
You can find direct links to the videos hosted here here:
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

ind similar videos on the SGAC youtube channel.