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B612 + #AsteroidInstitute brings together scientists, researchers, and engineers to develop tools and technologies to map and navigate our solar system.

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Tune in Friday Feb 14 at 9:30 AM PT as Ed Lu joins #TheSpaceShow with Dr. David Livingston Dr. David Livingston to discuss #asteroid discovery, Precovery, and how ADAM is helping track #asteroid 2024 YR4. Got questions? Email [email protected] or call 1-866-687-7223 live!

Tune in Friday Feb 14 at 9:30 AM PT as <a href="/astroEdLu/">Ed Lu</a>  joins #TheSpaceShow with <a href="/SpaceShow/">Dr. David Livingston</a> Dr. David Livingston to discuss #asteroid discovery, Precovery, and how ADAM is helping track #asteroid 2024 YR4. Got questions? Email drspace@thespaceshow.com or call 1-866-687-7223 live!
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Students! The application deadline for the 2025 #SchweickartPrize is fast approaching – March 5! Submit a proposal tackling science, law, policy, or communications challenges in #PlanetaryDefense. Win $10,000 USD to support your work! Learn more at schweickartprize.org

Students! The application deadline for the 2025 #SchweickartPrize is fast approaching – March 5! Submit a proposal tackling science, law, policy, or communications challenges in #PlanetaryDefense. Win $10,000 USD to support your work! Learn more at schweickartprize.org
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The odds of #asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 dramatically dropped from 1-in-32 (3.1%) to 1-in-20,000 (0.005%) and has been downgraded to Level 0 on the Torino Scale. #AsteroidInstitute helped provide more observations by using our Precovery tool! bit.ly/4kjGEmG

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Calling all students! The 2025 #SchweickartPrize deadline is right around the corner - March 5! Submit your proposals on planetary defense challenges and compete for a $10,000 prize to advance your work. Apply today: schweickartprize.org

Calling all students! The 2025 #SchweickartPrize deadline is right around the corner -  March 5! Submit your proposals on planetary defense challenges and compete for a $10,000 prize to advance your work. Apply today: schweickartprize.org
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Join Apollo 9 #astronaut Rusty Schweickart at the Sonoma International Film Festival | SIFF this Saturday, March 22 for the screening of Apollo 1, a new documentary about the 1967 mission. Schweickart and Director Mark Craig will join a panel following the film. Get your tickets: bit.ly/42dTqMD

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Calling all Seattle asteroid fans! On Wed April 30th, join #AsteroidInstitute engineer Kathleen Kiker at Astronomy on Tap SEA on our work tracking #asteroid 2024YR4 and advancing large-scale asteroid detection. Come for a drink, ask questions and discover something new! 7pm BickersonsBrewhouse

Calling all Seattle asteroid fans! On Wed April 30th, join #AsteroidInstitute engineer Kathleen Kiker at <a href="/AoTSeattle/">Astronomy on Tap SEA</a> on our work tracking #asteroid 2024YR4 and advancing large-scale asteroid detection. Come for a drink, ask questions and discover something new! 7pm <a href="/BickersonsB/">BickersonsBrewhouse</a>
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#Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t strike Earth, but there’s a 3.8% chance it could hit the Moon – a reminder of why tracking near Earth objects matters. Learn how #AsteroidInstitute’s open-source tools contributed to this work in Alan Boyle 👽's Universe Today: universetoday.com/articles/aster…

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This Earth Day, support science that helps us understand our place in the solar system. 🌍 We’re advancing asteroid discovery to open the next frontier! Join our crew and donate today. bit.ly/3LQzo2r #EarthDay #AsteroidDiscovery #Asteroid

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Our #AsteroidInstitute team launched a demo of ADAM::Impact Probability, a new tool to simulate and visualize potential impact risks from near-Earth #asteroids over the next 75 years. Hear from one of our engineers on how it works and how you can use it. bit.ly/43ibeXC

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The countdown is on for NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory first look on June 23! Rubin’s deep-sky scans will open a new era in #asteroid discovery, and we’re excited to use the data in our work at #AsteroidInstitute. Find a watch party and see the solar system unlike ever before.bit.ly/4e6iNnT

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Join us for a live webinar on June 26 at 9am PDT with Apollo #astronaut #RustySchweickart announcing this year’s Schweickart Prize winner! Hear directly from the recipient about their winning #planetarydefense proposal and join the live Q&A. bit.ly/4lf0X4E

Join us for a live webinar on June 26 at 9am PDT with Apollo #astronaut #RustySchweickart announcing this year’s Schweickart Prize winner! Hear directly from the recipient about their winning #planetarydefense proposal and join the live Q&amp;A.  bit.ly/4lf0X4E
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Congratulations NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory and team on today’s First Look! We’re excited our #AsteroidInstitute MPCQ submission tool is making it easy to log your discoveries with the Minor Planet Center. #asteroids #ADAM github.com/b612-Asteroid-…

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Scott Manley Scott Manley and #rustyschweickart are coming to #Arizona this Monday for #AsteroidDay! Get your all in one pass to meet them in person and join in on the fun at Meteor Crater Lowell Observatory bit.ly/4kO7cg1

Scott Manley <a href="/DJSnM/">Scott Manley</a> and #rustyschweickart are coming to #Arizona this Monday for #AsteroidDay! Get your all in one pass to meet them in person and join in on the fun at <a href="/MeteorCraterAZ/">Meteor Crater</a>  <a href="/LowellObs/">Lowell Observatory</a> bit.ly/4kO7cg1
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Congratulations to Jordan Stone, Jim Buhler, Youssef Saleh, Kosuke Ikeya for being the 2025 #SchweickartPrize recipients! Their PAOA proposal advocates for an international panel to address unintended #asteroid orbit alterations from future space activity. bit.ly/40rDjK2

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We’re excited to see Asteroid Day ☄ gain traction in the US with support from the US Senate, Flagstaff, Coconino County & the NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory data release. A big step for public awareness of #asteroid science & #planetarydefense. Read more bit.ly/4etboPR

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Happy #AsteroidDay! B612’s Danica Remy is in Flagstaff with #Apollo astronaut #RustySchweickart + Schweickart Prize winner Jordan Stone, leading outreach events on the role of education, science, and global collaboration in planetary defense. mailchi.mp/b612foundation…

Happy #AsteroidDay! B612’s Danica Remy is in Flagstaff with #Apollo  astronaut #RustySchweickart + Schweickart Prize winner Jordan Stone, leading outreach events on the role of education, science, and global collaboration in planetary defense. mailchi.mp/b612foundation…
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Blast off with us on Sat, Aug 2 at Chabot Space & Science Center for #SpaceWeek! 🚀 Meet #astronauts, explore our #asteroid discoveries, grab cool stickers & touch a REAL #meteorite! Don’t miss the fun and find the full schedule here: bit.ly/46MRiy2 #asteroideducation #ChabotSpace

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We’re excited to announce the launch of our Trajectory tool on our ADAM platform. Run on Google Cloud, it lets users explore launch opportunities to objects in our solar system. Learn more: bit.ly/450JWo5 Massimo Mascaro Will Grannis Steve Jurvetson Scott Manley Brian Cox

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Hear #Apollo astronaut #RustySchweickart on Lowell Observatory's Star Stuff podcast as he reflects on his 1969 Apollo 9 mission, the inspiration to cofound B612 Foundation, and the story behind the #SchweickartPrize and its role in supporting future scientists: bit.ly/3IUuLFK

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Behind the headlines and celebrations, it’s the grit, code, and countless cups of coffee that power NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory. Mario Juric gave an update on Rubin's #asteroid discoveries at the Rubin Community Workshop with a nod to #AsteroidInstitute’s role in the process. bit.ly/4moEWRC

Behind the headlines and celebrations, it’s the grit, code, and countless cups of coffee that power <a href="/VRubinObs/">NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory</a>. <a href="/mjuric/">Mario Juric</a> gave an update on Rubin's #asteroid discoveries at the Rubin Community Workshop with a nod to #AsteroidInstitute’s role in the process. bit.ly/4moEWRC