Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets

by Duncan Steel, Arthur C. Clarke (Introduction)

Could a giant asteroid or comet crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it? Many astronomers who once discredited the risks are now convinced. You will be too after reading Duncan Steel's critically acclaimed examination of the evidence of Earth's encounters with killer comets and asteroids.

Acclaim for Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets

"A chilling and utterly convincing account of a cosmic menace that must not be ignored any longer. This book is a welcome challenge to the scientific prejudice against catastrophism." --Paul Davies, author of The Mind of God

"Written in clear prose for the layperson, this gripping report advocates the creation of an international search program to detect, intercept, and divert Earth-menacing asteroids and comets." --Publishers Weekly.

"Steel writes clearly and ominously, and he should be listened to." --The Daily Telegraph (London)

A selection of the Astronomy Book Club

A Library Journal "Best Science Book of the Year" selection

Genres: Science

332 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Dr Duncan I. Steel, BSc, MSc, DIC, PhD, FRAS is a British/Australian scientist. He is a world-renowned space science authority who has worked with NASA to assess the threat of comet and asteroid collisions and investigate technologies to avert such impacts. He was Associate Professor in space technology at the Joule Physics Laboratory, University of Salford (1999–2003). He is also the author of several science books on space, and regularly writes for The Guardian and various other newspapers and magazines. He was the discoverer of the main-belt asteroid 9767 Midsomer Norton, plus another eleven minor planets.

Reviews

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written in the mid-90s, this book reports on the potential threat to Earth from unfriendly asteroids, and our complete ignorance of them. A good enough account, but no longer the current, as there have been a number of advances in tracking near-earth objects.

[Toon Verlinden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leest vlot. De basisinfo is nog correct, maar verder wel verouderd: er is al veel gebeurd op het vlak van asteroïden en kometen in de laatste 25 jaar.