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Planetary Society chief of D.C. operations Brendan Curry returns for a look ahead at what to expect in 2022.
Seven Planetary Society experts and enthusiasts celebrate 2021’s many space science and exploration milestones.
The DART mission begins its journey that will end when it smashes into an asteroid, demonstrating how we might save Earth from a devastating impact.
The head of NASA’s planetary defense program discusses how the DART mission represents a new era for defending our planet from dangerous asteroids.
Six planetary defense leaders report on progress toward protecting Earth from near-Earth objects.
Why did the dinosaurs die? They didn’t have a space program! The upcoming DART mission will test our best thinking about how we may someday deflect a Near Earth Object that is speeding toward fiery Armageddon on Earth. Nancy Chabot of the JHU Applied Physics Lab is the mission’s Coordination Lead.