Updated at 8:58 a.m., Monday, January 22, 2007
Astronaut talks about 'killer asteroids' tonight
Advertiser Staff
Astronaut Ed Lu, a former University of Hawai'i physicist, will be among panelists discussing "killer asteroids ... and what we can do about them" at a UH seminar tonight.Lu, who spent six months aboard the International Space Station in 2003, will discuss ways the world can be protected from asteroids heading toward Earth. One idea: a "gravity tractor" that could alter the orbit of an asteroid that starts to pose a danger.
Other panelists include two astronomers and a cosmologist from UH who will talk about the potential threats of asteroids.
The free session begins at 7 p.m. at the UH Art Auditorium.
