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Since 2005, when the U.S. Congress mandated that NASA identify and track all near-Earth objects that are larger than 140 meters (approximately the diameter of a football field), professional and amateur astronomers have kept a tally of...\n
Since 2005, when the U.S. Congress mandated that NASA identify and track all near-Earth objects that are larger than 140 meters (approximately the diameter of a football field), professional and amateur astronomers have kept a tally of all potential earth-crossers. #asteroids #meteors #Earth #space #telescopes #tracking #astronomy Meteorite specialist Denton Ebel, curator in the Division of Physical Sciences, explains how Near-Earth Objects are tracked using a telescope, camera and software. ASTEROID CRASH COURSE Asteroids can be hazardous to life on Earth, but they also provide clues about the early solar system. In the Asteroid Crash Course video series, Denton Ebel, curator in the Museum's Division of Physical Sciences, explains how asteroids formed and the varying degrees of destruction they cause when they fall to Earth. What is an Asteroid? Meteorite, Meteor: What’s the Difference? Why Are There No Planets in the Asteroid Belt? What Were the Biggest Asteroids to Hit Earth? Can Asteroids Be Deflected? What Happens When Large Meteorites Fall to Earth? VIDEO CREDITS: PHOTOGRAPHY: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCAL/MPS/DLR/IDA VIDEO: AMNH/J. Bauerle VISUALIZATIONS AMNH/Denver Museum of Nature & Science/GOTO, Inc. Tokyo, Japan/ Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, China B612 Foundation NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona MUSIC “Fanfares From The Opera Libuse” by Antonin Dvorak, Zdenek Fibich and Bedrich Smetana/Warner Chappell Production Music “Stately Homes” by Jim Jammy and Roger Dodgers/Warner Chappell Production Music SOUND EFFECTS “Dark Territory” by Limits of Perception/Warner Chappell Production Music “Fire Creep” by Limits of Perception/Warner Chappell Production Music Freesound/cognitu-perceptu, bareform, dobroide, fabianofa Jagadamba, marcuslee “Hit-blizzard” by Robert Dudzic/Warner Chappell Production Music “Overhead Projectile” by Limits of Perception/Warner Chappell Production Music “Solar Wind Drone” by Gerhard Daum/Warner Chappell Production Music “VHS Tape Rewinding” by Zdenek Nedved/Warner Chappell Production Music COSMIC COLLISIONS Cosmic Collisions was developed by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science; GOTO, Inc., Tokyo, Japan; and the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, China. Made possible through the generous support of CIT. Cosmic Collisions was developed by the American Museum of Natural History with the major support and partnership of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science Mission Directorate, Heliophysics Division, grant number NNG04GC18G. This video and all media incorporated herein (including text, images, and audio) are the property of the American Museum of Natural History or its licensors, all rights reserved. The Museum has made this video available for your personal, educational use. You may not use this video, or any part of it, for commercial purposes, nor may you reproduce, distribute, publish, prepare derivative works from, or publicly display it without the prior written consent of the Museum. © American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY\n
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