Saving the Planet: The Apophis Mission Design Competition

Air Date: 03/03/2008
Run Time: 0:28:52

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Guests:

Louis D. Friedman, Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors, The Planetary Society
Bruce Betts, Director of Projects, The Planetary Society

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Special coverage of the conclusion of The Planetary Society's international competition to design a mission that would tag" asteroid and near-Earth object Apophis. Bill Nye the Science Guy is excited about the newly-revealed 'Flyby Anomaly.' Emily Lakdawalla explains the very strange river beds on Mars while Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan turn the night sky into a laughing matter on What's Up! Another chance to win a Planetary Radio t-shirt in our new space trivia contest.