NASA-supported search programs that detect and track near-Earth objects
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - 08:23
in Astronomy & Space
A few NASA-funded astronomer teams are always on the hunt for potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, asteroids and comets whose orbits periodically bring them within 30 million miles of Earth's orbit. At NASA, the Planetary Defense Coordination Office supports the search programs, while also planning and coordinating any response to possible asteroid impacts.