Joshua D. Bloom

Joshua D. Bloom is an American astronomer and researcher who has made significant contributions to the field of asteroid detection. He is the director of the Catalina Sky Survey, a project that has discovered thousands of near-Earth asteroids. Bloom has also worked on other asteroid detection projects, including the Catalina Pan-STARRS survey. He is a professor at the University of Arizona and has published numerous papers on asteroid detection and characterization. Bloom is known for his expertise in asteroid detection and his work on the Catalina Sky Survey.