Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) provide potential catastrophic threats to our planet. A near-Earth object is an asteroid or comet that closely approaches the Earth’s orbit. A Near-Earth Object (NEO) is characterised by a track that comes within 1.3 astronomical units of the Sun and therefore within 0.3 astronomical units, around 45 million km, of Earth’s orbit. Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) often originate from celestial entities that have experienced gravitational perturbations from nearby planets, modifying their paths for close encounters with Earth.

Activities

Neo-PG interests ally with SGAC interests. We want to create an international community committed to planetary defence. We like to underline the value of technological investments for NEO monitoring, detection, and possible mitigating effects. Encourage alliances among students, young professionals, and companies across borders to handle issues connected to NEO. Provide forums for young space professionals’ idea generation, networking, and information exchange.

 The Near Earth Object Project Group is dedicated to research works mentioned below:

• Support research projects on current NEO survey progress, requirements for future surveys, NEO characteristics, deflection and disruption modelling and testing, and policy development.
• Studying the evolutionary history of NEOs and their role in shaping the solar system.
• Understanding the implications of NEO studies for the formation and evolution of other planetary systems.
• Detailed analysis of NEO samples returned by missions like OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2 to identify the abundance and distribution of various resources.
• Development of new techniques for remote sensing and in-situ analysis of NEOs to assess their resource potential without requiring sample return missions.
• Design and development of advanced mining technologies for extracting resources from asteroids in low-gravity environments, including robotic systems, drilling techniques, and processing methods.
• Investigation of the feasibility and efficiency of different mining methods under various conditions, such as asteroid size, composition, and orbital dynamics.
• Development of technologies for processing and utilising resources extracted from asteroids, such as water purification, metal refining, and oxygen production.
• Assessment of the economic viability and environmental impact of asteroid mining and resource utilisation.
• Researching international agreements and regulations governing asteroid mining activities to ensure responsible and sustainable exploitation of space resources.
• Investigation of the potential challenges and opportunities for international cooperation in asteroid mining.
• Analysis of the potential implications of space resource exploitation for international security and stability.
• Propose new policies or recommendations based on research and expert analysis.

Create forums for young space professionals to exchange ideas, network, and develop new projects.  NEO-PG is also organising workshops, campaigns, and webinars to share research findings and best practices.

Campaign

We must learn more about asteroids, through further research and documentation since asteroids can tell us about the origins of our solar system and even the origins of life itself. Asteroids are discovered with the help of (optical) telescopes by amateur astronomers, using specialized software even you can make such a discovery! Therefore, the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), Near Earth Object Project Group(NEO-PG) along the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC. pronounced “Isaac”) are offering your team the chance to make your discoveries and protect Earth from NEO threat.

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