NEONET · Near-Earth-Object Impact Network for European Talent Development
Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2027-03-01 → 2031-02-28
- EU contribution
- €3,498,137
- Participants
- 26
- Scheme
- HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN
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Project objective
NEONET addresses the underestimated threat posed by small Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), which, though less catastrophic than large impactors, strike more frequently and can cause serious regional damage. Despite their risks, NEOs over 140 meters remain difficult to detect and are still understudied. The issue extends beyond science, affecting public safety and sectors such as insurance and emergency response, and is recognized in EU and UN initiatives. In response, NEONET will train 12 highly skilled Doctoral Candidates (DCs) and deliver frontier science that goes well beyond the current state of the art - advancing our understanding of small NEO populations, their physical properties, impact threats, and environmental consequences. The project is especially timely, given the upcoming planetary data revolution, new space missions and large sky surveys, the emerging field of imminent impactors, and the rare 2029 Apophis flyby. NEONET unites leading experts from planetary science, defense, and industry to enable a full-chain approach from discovery to impact modeling, while equipping DCs with broad, transferable skills to enhance their careers both in and beyond academia.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- UNIWERSYTET IM. ADAMA MICKIEWICZA WPOZNANIU · PoznanCoordinatorPoland
- ACRI ST SAS · Sophia Antipolis Cedex BiotFrance
- AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MadridSpain
- ASTRONOMICKY USTAV AV CR · OndrejovCzechia
- DEIMOS SPACE SRL · BucurestiRomania
- EMBEDDED INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS SL · ELCHESpain
- EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY · PARISFrance
- EUROPLANET Association · BrusselsCity levelBelgium
- FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN · BerlinGermany
- Frank Koch - Orbit RecyclingCity levelGermany
- HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO · HelsinkiFinland
- INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS · SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNASpain
- Karmanplus · Denver, COCountry levelUnited States
- LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET · LULEASweden
- MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV · MUNCHENGermany
- MUSEUM FUR NATURKUNDE - LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR EVOLUTIONS- UND BIODIVERSITATSFORSCHUNG AN DER HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAT ZU BERLIN · BerlinGermany
- OBSERVATOIRE DE LA COTE D'AZUR (OCA) · NiceFrance
- OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS · ParisFrance
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory · Cambridge, MaUnited States
- TARTU ULIKOOL · TartuEstonia
- THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH · EdinburghUnited Kingdom
- UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE · AlicanteSpain
- UNIVERSITE COTE D'AZUR · NiceFrance
- UNIVERZITA KARLOVA · Praha 1Czechia
- University of La Laguna · San Cristobal de La LagunaCity levelSpain
- Ziemia i Kosmos · PoznańCity levelPoland
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