The 8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference was held in Vienna to discuss efforts focused on addressing the asteroid impact hazard. Participants shared their knowledge and expertise to encourage coordination among global asteroid impact mitigation, and the conference also saw the release of the updated
In a world where many global challenges exist, finding ways to respond to an as yet undiscovered asteroid that might one day impact Earth could seem like a lesser priority. While it is true there are currently no known asteroids of significant size on a collision trajectory with Earth, an asteroid impact with our planet has potential for catastrophic damage and could change the course of civilization as we know it.
During the conference, which occurred from April 3 – 7 and was hosted by the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs , scientists, engineers, global thought leaders, policymakers, government officials, and other Planetary Defense experts discussed what their respective stakeholders were doing to better understand how humanity might respond if an asteroid or comet, any near-Earth object , headed our way were ever discovered.
NASA Program Scientist Michael Kelley briefs PDC members on lessons learned from an international campaign to observe near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its 2021 close approach with Earth. Credit: NASA , which establishes six key US Government goals for the next ten years to ensure the Nation is well better equipped to mitigate potentially hazardous NEO impacts.is planning to soon release its own complementary PD strategy to ensure the agency is working toward its goals in Planetary Defense for the next decade.
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