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Press Releases

Mar 17, 2010

Planetary Society Offers Funding to International Asteroid-Tracking Community

To find and track near-Earth objects (NEOs) to determine which -- if any -- pose a threat to our world, The Planetary Society has issued a call for new proposals for its Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants.

Feb 12, 2010

Saving Earth One Asteroid at a Time

Last month, a baseball-sized meteorite punched through the roof of a doctor's office in Lorton, Virginia, scattering insulation and ripping a hole in the carpet. What if it had been larger � much larger � and what if we knew in advance that it was coming?

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Bill Nye Head Shot - Dark
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Bill Nye and the World
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Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society
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