The Urgent Search for Near-Earth Asteroids

OSIRIS-REx

The Urgent Search for Near-Earth Asteroids

Download The Urgent Search for Near-Earth Asteroids (MP3, 12.01MB)

An astronomer in Europe discovered an asteroid last weekend only hours before it burned up in the atmosphere near Berlin. University of Arizona planetary scientist Carson Fuls describes hunting for asteroids in southern Arizona and how a citizen science project can aid in the search.

Arizona Public Media

Topic(s)
Asteroids, comets, meteors
Date
Presenter(s)
Fuls, Carson
Mission(s)/Instrument(s)
Catalina Sky Survey

Samuel Crossley

PTYS/LPL Research Scientists

Samuel Crossley (he/him)

Researcher/Scientist

Kuiper 249

Cosmochemistry, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Formation and Evolution, Small Bodies

Current Graduate Students

Last updated:

Update Your Profile
Subscribe to