Budget Woes Could Hurt NASA’s Hunt for Killer Asteroids

Budget woes could hurt NASA’s hunt for killer asteroids

Budget and staffing constraints call into question NASA’s ability to protect Earth from strikes by large asteroids and comets, according to a new report by the space agency’s inspector general.Yet in the report, auditors with the agency’s Office of Inspector General identified a lack of long-term strategy and funding projections for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office – which they noted is overseen by a single full-time employee, suppor…

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites at risk if gigantic ‘city killer’ asteroid hits moon, experts warn

Starlink satellites are at risk if a “city killer” asteroid crashes into the moon, experts have warned.

A plan to manage asteroid mining wins Schweickart Prize

The $10,000 Schweickart Prize is awarded every June to mark Asteroid Day and draw attention to risks from above — and this year’s prize is going to a team of students who are proposing a panel to focus on what could happen when we start tinkering with asteroids. The winning proposal calls for the creation of a Panel on Asteroid Orbit Alteration, which would address the risks posed by unintended asteroid orbit changes. Such changes could crop up …