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Solar System

Asteroid approaching Earth

Could We Stop an Asteroid?

STEM Explained

If an asteroid were to hit the Earth it could be disastrous. Here are some ways we could protect ourselves.

Screen capture from the video “Dealing With Asteroids and Other Space Hazards”

Dealing with Asteroids and Other Space Hazards

STEM Explained

Find out how asteroids, space debris, and cosmic radiation can be dangerous, and how to monitor them and protect ourselves from these space hazards.

Planet and asteroid orbits around the Sun

Orbital Mechanics

Backgrounders

This backgrounder helps explain the laws of Orbital Mechanics, including Newton’s Laws.

Jan Cami | Astrophysicien

Jan Cami

Career Profiles

Associate Professor, Astronomy

Jan Cami is an associate professor of Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario.