B612 Foundation

https://b612foundation.org/

Last activity: 23.06.2026

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2002

Mentions in press and media 19

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Jun 9, 2026	Five Astronauts Converge in Arizona for Asteroid Day	Grounded in Arizona's unmatched asteroid legacy, Asteroid Day 2026 explores both the risks asteroids pose to our planet and the extraordinary opportunities they represent for science and exploration, June 26-27, Flagstaff, Arizona FLAGSTAFF...
Jul 22, 2025	Trajectory Service from Asteroid Institute Empowers Mission Planners and Public Researchers	SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation, today announced the launch of ADAM::Trajectory. This new service, running on Google Cloud, allows users to calculate trajectories and propuls...
Jun 28, 2025	Navigating the Cosmic Frontier: The Urgent Call for Planetary Defense	In the vast expanse of space, threats loom. Asteroids, once mere points of light, now represent a growing concern. As humanity reaches for the stars, we must also safeguard our home. The recent announcement from the B612 Foundation shines a...
Jun 26, 2025	Asteroid Day: A Cosmic Call to Action	Asteroids are not just rocks in space. They are messengers from the dawn of our solar system. As humanity looks to the stars, we must also look to the threats and opportunities these celestial bodies present. June 30th marks Asteroid Day, a...
Jun 26, 2025	Asteroid Day Gains Momentum with U.S. Recognition from Flagstaff, Coconino County, U.S. Senate, and Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Release	LUXEMBOURG, June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asteroid Foundation, working in collaboration with B612 Foundation, founding sponsor of Asteroid Day, is proud to announce significant advancements in the global recognition of June 30th as Aste...
Jun 26, 2025	B612 Foundation Announces Winner of Prestigious Schweickart Prize: Imperial College London's Jordan Stone Leads Winning Proposal for International Panel on Asteroid Orbit Alteration, Recognized for its Foresight in Planetary Defense	SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- B612 Foundation today announced the recipient of the annual Schweickart Prize, a program that recognizes original student proposals seeking to advance humanity's understanding of and preparedness...
May 12, 2025	The researchers charged with defending the planet against asteroids	The Planetary Defense Coordination Office has identified 873 NEOs larger than one kilometer, a size that could be “a disaster of the scale of anything we’ve seen,” according to Planetary Defense Officer Emeritus Lindley Johnson, who establi...
Jun 28, 2024	B612 Foundation Announces Inaugural Schweickart Prize Winner	Joe DeMartini, an astronomy Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland (UMD), is awarded the Schweickart Prize for his outstanding leadership and innovative planetary defense proposal. SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- B612 Foun...
May 3, 2024	Wow! But also, yikes!	A Japanese spacecraft is advancing orbital debris cleanup. The main objective of the Japanese company Astroscale’s ADRAS-J (short for "Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan") mission is to rendezvous with and study a large pie...
Jun 3, 2022	Hidden Asteroids Detected: Old Data Proves Helpful—'Blue Whale' Rock to Flyby on Monday	Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 03 June 2022, 08:06 pm Many hidden asteroids got detected thanks to a study conducted by researchers that used old telescope data that saw these space rocks floating around the vast space. These asteroids would be...
May 27, 2022	B612 Foundation Announces $2.3 Million in Leadership Gifts	Donors investing in advancing Astrodynamics Platform to Discover Asteroids SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The B612 Foundation announced today a new $1 million matching challenge grant from Tito's Handmade Vodka and separate $1....
Oct 26, 2021	China’s Space Mining Industry Is Prepping For Launch – But What About The US?	(Illustration by Adrian Mann/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Future Publishing via Getty Images
Jun 30, 2017	Seattle Week in Review: State Budget, Startup Funding, Asteroid Day	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints The clock ticks toward midnight and the deadline for the state of Washington to pass a two-year budget or face a government shutdown. Lawmakers just released the 600-odd page,...
Jan 13, 2016	NASA Has Opened a Planetary Defense Office to Protect Earth from Cosmic Collisions	Three years ago, a meteor flew into Earth's atmosphere at around 41,600 miles per hour and exploded 14.5 miles above Chelyabink, Russia. At a width of 59 feet and weighing roughly 11,000 metric tons, it was a big meteor, but not the biggest...
Apr 23, 2014	Here’s why we need to be scared of a massive asteroid hitting Earth (video)	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Asteroid tracking organization B612 Foundation re...
Apr 23, 2014	Here’s why we need to be scared of a massive asteroid hitting Earth (video)	Asteroid tracking organization B612 Foundation recently released a really cool visualization showing observable asteroids as they hit Earth’s surface over the last 13 years. B612, which refers to itself as a sort of planetary defense unit, ...
Feb 15, 2013	‘Cosmic coincidence’ shows dangers space rocks pose to Earth	ASSOCIATED PRESS In this frame grab made from dashboard camera video, a meteor streaks through the sky over Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave...
	City-killing asteroids will inevitably strike Earth — but NASA isn't launching this mission to hunt them down	An artist's concept of the NEOCam asteroid-hunting mission. NASA/JPL-Caltech Redeem now On January 4, NASA announced two new space missions to explore the solar system: Lucy, a probe that will visit swarms of ancient asteroids lurking near ...

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FAQ about B612 Foundation

When was B612 Foundation founded?

B612 Foundation was founded in 2002.

What has the press written about B612 Foundation?

Parsers VC has collected 19 articles mentioning B612 Foundation, among them “Five Astronauts Converge in Arizona for Asteroid Day” (Jun 9, 2026) and “Trajectory Service from Asteroid Institute Empowers Mission Planners and Public Researchers” (Jul 22, 2025).

Is B612 Foundation still active?

Yes, B612 Foundation is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 23, 2026.