Spotlight:
- Expertise: Asteroids, chance of collision with Earth, possibilities of mining near-earth objects for minerals.
- Fellow and senior research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program Office
- Supervisor of the Solar System Dynamics Group
- Author of Near-Earth Objects: Finding Them before They Find Us
Resources:
- NASA Biography
- Press release for Near-Earth Objects [PDF]
- High res cover image
- Free excerpt from Near-Earth Objects [PDF]
Links:
- 2/8/13: Wall Street Journal, “Asteroid to Narrowly Miss Earth Next Week”: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324906004578291770838215856.html
- 2/5/13: CNN, commentary in “An asteroid is coming, and scientists are excited. Fear not, Earth is safe”: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/05/world/space-asteroid/index.html
- 1/22/13: Feature on Scientific American blog, Observations: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/01/22/asteroid-hunter-gives-an-update-on-the-threat-of-near-earth-objects/
- 1/15/13: An interview with Space.com: http://www.space.com/19263-asteroid-threat-earth-don-yeomans.html
Media Contact:
Andrew DeSio | andrew_desio@press.princeton.edu | 609-258-5165
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