B612 Foundation Earth Day Impact Video, Press Conference and Webcast “The B612 Foundation will hold a press conference today which will be webcast from the Seattle Museum of Flight today. The press conference will feature the following new video of data from a nuclear-test-ban-treaty organization showing multiple atomic-bomb-scale asteroid impacts on Earth since 2001. You can watch the press conference below starting at 2:30 p.m. EDT.”

19 Mar: House Hearing: Threats from Space: A Review of U.S. Government Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors, Part 1 – Prepared Statement By Air Force Space Command Commander Shelton – Prepared Statement By OSTP Director Holdren – Prepared Statement By NASA Administrator Bolden 20 Mar: Senate Hearing: Assessing the Risks, Impacts, and Solutions for Space Threats – Prepared Statement by Ed Lu – Prepared Statement by James […]

Comet Elenin Poses No Threat to Earth, NASA “Often, comets are portrayed as harbingers of gloom and doom in movies and on television, but most pose no threat to Earth. Comet Elenin, the latest comet to visit our inner solar system, is no exception. Elenin will pass about 22 million miles (35 million kilometers) from Earth during its closest approach on Oct. 16, 2011.” Keith’s note: But if you visit […]