Target Asteroids! is an opportunity for amateur astronomers to participate in a long-term citizen science project that will contribute to basic scientific understanding of near-Earth objects (NEOs).
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Amateur astronomer observers compile information about asteroids. These observations directly support NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission and aid future mission designers and scientists. Citizen scientists' astrometry and photometry data enable scientists to refine orbits, test models of the dynamical evolution and determine the composition of these objects. |
Peter Lake with his 0.5 meter F4.5 Planewave telescope located in Mayhill, New Mexico. It is available to Target Asteroids! members as iT11 on the iTelescope.net - Minor Planet Observatory code H06." |
The OSIRIS-REx mission education and public outreach programs rely on strong partnerships to expand efforts. Partners in Target Asteroids! include:
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The OSIRIS-REx Mission is led by Principal Investigator Dante S. Lauretta of The University of Arizona, supported by a science team of Co-Is, with project management at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and development partnership with Lockheed Martin Space Systems. International contributions are provided by the Canadian Space Agency. The OSIRIS-REx mission was selected under the NASA New Frontiers Program. Additional information on NASA's New Frontiers Program is online here.
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In remembrance of Michael J. Drake.
