The B612 Foundation is a private, non-profit organization based in California dedicated to planetary science and defense against asteroid and Near-Earth Object (NEO) impacts. Founded in 2002 by scientists and former astronauts, the B612 Foundation supports research and technologies to help detect NEOs that could strike Earth, and to find technological means to divert their path to avoid collisions. The organization also uses the NASA-funded OpenSpace software to visualize asteroid trajectories and assess threats to Earth. Its key program is the Asteroid Institute, which brings together scientists, researchers, and engineers to develop tools and technologies to understand, map, and navigate our solar system.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
No mentions found for this organization.