An educational guide to asteroids, space mining, and planetary defense.
An interactive simulator to explore asteroid impacts and space mining opportunities.
To protect our planet, discover valuable resources, and understand the origin of the solar system.
Planetary defense, off-Earth resource acquisition, and advanced science education.
A rock orbiting the Sun.
A fragment that impacts Earth.
Path around the Sun.
How elongated the orbit is.
Angle of the orbit.
Energy released (megatons).
Speed relative to Earth.
C, S, D (different resources).
It is the extraction of valuable resources (water, metals, volatiles) from asteroids and other celestial bodies.
Calculates the probability and consequences of a collision.
Examples: Chicxulub (dinosaur extinction), Tunguska.
Strategies to prevent an impact:
Agencies like NASA, ESA, and JAXA track Near-Earth Objects (NEOs).
The Outer Space Treaty regulates exploration, but resource exploitation is a developing legal area.
Use the simulator to switch between Student mode (simple explanations) and Expert mode (technical data).