Skip to main content
Federica Spoto

Federica Spoto

Astronomer

Aug 1, 2026

1:00
I talked to Dr. Federica Spoto about your question.
1:03
Hi, everyone.
1:04
My name is Federica Spoto.
1:06
I am the project scientist at the Minor Planet Center at the Center for Astrophysics, which is part of Harvard and Smithsonian.
1:13
So I am very grateful for this question.
1:16
It was very nice, and it w- it is a very good question, so let me start digging into it.
1:23
We need a little bit of background because the idea is, like, what are asteroids? Like, why do we care? And so they are, like, a rocky leftover, uh, when the planets formed.

6 MINS LATER

7:25
Can you talk about asteroids that have special cases that mean that their paths are a little bit more tricky to predict?

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.