Stories by Philip Lubin

Philip Lubin is a professor of Physics at UC Santa Barbara whose primary research has been focused on studies of the early universe as well as applications of directed energy for planetary defense and relativistic propulsion.

A large asteroid entering the Earth's atmosphere.

OpinionOctober 13, 2021

Planetary Defense Is Good—but Is Planetary Offense Better?

A new approach could mitigate the most damaging effects of an imminent asteroid or comet strike—or ensure many threatening objects never get close to striking Earth in the first place

Philip Lubin, Alexander Cohen