"In 2016, NASA took on a new responsibility: Planetary Defense Coordination. That event reflected a growing interest in, and concern about, the threat of celestial impacts. In ancient times, the solar system's small bodies -- asteroids and comets -- were sometimes seen as ill omens, warnings from the gods. In modern times, they've come to be seen as the solar system's rubble, leftovers from its formation, but still largely ignored until the late 20th century. Increasingly, they've been seen by scientists as objects worthy of study; by the general public, and the US government, as potential threats to be mitigated; and by space advocates as future resources. This book tells the story of those re-interpretations and NASA's role in them"--


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    Title :

    A history of near-earth objects research



    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2022


    Size :

    x, 394 Seiten



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :


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    INEO -- Imaging of near-Earth objects

    Iglseder, H. | Online Contents | 1994


    INEO-imaging of near-Earth objects

    Iglseder, H. / Arens-Fischer, W. / Keller, H. U. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994



    ESA Activities Relating to Near Earth Objects

    Galvez, A. / Royal Aeronautical Society | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2005