Planetary Defense and Asteroid Exploration Conference 2026

Name: Planetary Defense and Asteroid Exploration Conference 2026
Start: 2026-06-27T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-06-27T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Los Angeles CA, USA

Jun 27

Featuring technical discussions, mission updates, and topics such as asteroid characterization, deflection strategies and upcoming close encounters. The conference was last held in-person and online on Saturday, June 28, 2025, with in-person activities at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library in California, designed to bring together professionals, leaders and the public to discuss NEO (Near-Earth Object) detection and mitigation.