Asteroid search is a global effort for planetary defense. The International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) is the leading global educational outreach program that provides astronomical datasets to citizen scientists to help asteroids discovery worldwide. Since 2021, the Ivorian Astronomy Association is involved in asteroid search endeavors. Two asteroids (2022 SW188 and 2023 TR26)...
Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) represent a potential hazard to Earth, and effective planetary defense strategies are crucial for mitigating these risks. The Klet Observatory in the Czech Republic plays a pivotal role in both the research and public outreach related to NEOs. Since its establishment as an astrometric NEO follow-up station in 1992, and more recently with the deployment of the 1.06-m...
Keywords: Communication, Asteroids, Comets, meteorites, Space Situational
Awareness
Sorvegliati Spaziali – Looking Up to Space to Protect Our Planet is a communication project by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, endorsed by NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office Outreach Office. It represents one of the world's first coordinated, comprehensive, and coherent public...