Incoming Asteroid! What Could We Do About It? /

• Main Author: Lunan, Duncan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Astronomers' Universe,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Planetology.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

Lately there have been more and more news stories on objects from space – such as asteroids, comets, and meteors – whizzing past Earth. One even exploded in the atmosphere over a Russian city in 2012, causing real damage and injuries. Impacts are not uncommon in our Solar System, even on Earth, and...

Table of Contents:

• Is There a Danger?
• A Designer Hazard
• Detection and Reaction
• Deflection - The First Scenario
• Second Scenario - Manned Mission
• Final Options
• The Starseeds Grow
• Keep Watching!.