Mark your calendar! Our lecture series continues Wednesday, March 21st at the Randall Museum.
Jeffrey Van Cleeve from the Kepler Mission is sharing the project’s latest findings.
Lecture kicks off at 7.30pm and refreshments are served from 7pm.
Worlds in Collision:
The Hazard & Promise of Near-Earth Objects - presentation by NASA Ames Research Center Astronomer
Jeffrey Van Cleve
Join Jeffrey Van Cleve, NASA Ames Research Center astronomer and support scientist, for a presentation on Worlds in Collision: The Hazard & Promise of Near-Earth Objects. Van Cleve will discuss his work on the Yarkovksy Effect and how thermal properties affect the probability that a Near-Earth Object (NEO) will hit Earth. Concepts for finding and deflecting NEOs will be explained, as well as the prospects for mining NEOs for water and other resources.
What: San Francisco Amateur Astronomers’ Lecture
NASA Ames Research Center Astronomer Jeffrey Van Cleve gives a presentation on Worlds in Collision: The Hazard & Promise of Near-Earth Objects
