Within the Asteroid family, the Near Earth Objects (NEO)
are bodies whose orbits bring them to proximity with Earth. Occasionally, asteroids’ orbital paths are influenced by the gravitational tug of planets and their paths are altered. Scientists believe stray asteroids or fragments from collisions have crashed into Earth in the past and that these have played a role in the evolution of planet Earth.
Running from 01 January 2020, NEOROCKS can track and study NEOs. How? Cooperation among different teams of expert astronomers and using sophisticated instrumentation and theoretical models.
NEOROCKS scientists study the NEOs’ dynamical and physical properties. Why? To determine their orbit and characterize their nature, in particular those that could collide with the Earth.
Find out more about our project in our SUMMARY page and about our Team on our Consortium and Advisory Board pages. If you are new to all this, please see our Glossary to find out what all the terminology means.
We will keep you up to date with our News and you can visit our Scientific Outputs and Outreach pages for updates and results.
And if you need anything else or if you just want to get to know NEOROCKS a bit better, please get in touch.
News
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Asteroid Day is approaching, get prepared!
Asteroid Day 2023 is approaching, so…what better time of the year to refresh your asteroid knowledge? Let’s get started with our Introducing Asteroids video and by the end of the month we will get to know all about the scientific results
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The Paolo Farinella Prize 2023
“From superbolides to meteorites: physics and dynamics of small planetary impactors”, this is the topic for the 2023 edition of the Paolo Farinella Prize. The deadline for submission is set on the 1st of May 2023. The prize is under the
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NEOCC Newsletter Apr 2023
The ESA S2P NEO Coordination Centre has released their April Newsletter. You can access it here. Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash
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NEOROCKS at the Planetary Defence Conference 2023
NEOROCKERS are out in force at the IAA Planetary Defence Conference in Vienna. The detailed overview of the programme including abstracts, extended abstract and presentation documents is available here. You'll find a number of posters from our NEOROCKERS, for example in
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NEOCC Newsletter Mar 2023
The ESA S2P NEO Coordination Centre has released their March Newsletter. You can access it here. Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash
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NEOCC Newsletter Feb 2023
The ESA S2P NEO Coordination Centre has released their February Newsletter. You can access it here. Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash