Eric Christensen

Is it just me, or are asteroids more dangerous than they used to be?

by Eric Christensen on April 8, 2016

Eric Christensen is the director of the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) and an Asteroid Day Expert. He answers a user submitted question. Do you have an asteroid related question? Submit it here. User submitted

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Eric Christensen

Is it just me, or are asteroids more dangerous than they used to be?