Vermont Astronomical Society at Brownell Library

Do Look Up: Detecting and Deflecting Hazardous Asteroids by Zoe Landsman. Impact craters on the Earth and other planets are reminders that asteroids and comets can and do collide with planets, with potentially disastrous consequences. So that we humans can avoid the fate of the dinosaurs, networks of telescopes search the skies for these potentially hazardous objects. Learn more about how astronomers look for hazards and what we could do to mitigate the risk if an asteroid were on a collision course for Earth. Following the main presentation, our recurring monthly presentations will include Constellation of the Month  by Terri Zittritsch.