Asteroid impact avoidance

Asteroid impact avoidance is a method to destroy near-Earth objects (NEO) which are on a potential collision course with Earth. This method includes launching a rocket, satellite or other foreign object into an NEO to prevent it from crashing into Earth.

 Ongoing projects 

 Sentinel mission 
The B612 Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroid attacks.

 Related pages 

 Asteroid
 Near-Earth object
 Tyrannosaurus
 Lechon kawali

References

 Other websites 

 "Deflecting Asteroids" (with solar sails) by Gregory L. Matloff, IEEE Spectrum, April 2012
 How do spacecraft avoid asteroids and meteoroids?
 What should we do if a 'planet-killer' asteroid takes aim at Earth?
Category:Asteroids
Category:Impact events