DART smacked an asteroid! So what’s next in planetary defense?

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test was a brilliant success. The leaders of NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office tell us what’s next in the quest to protect Earth.

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0:00.0	Dart, smack that asteroid. Now what? We'll find out this week on Planetary Radio.
0:12.0	Welcome. I'm Matt Kaplan of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.
0:20.0	Dart, the double asteroid redirection test was a brilliant success.
0:26.0	No one is happier about this than Lindley Johnson and Kelly Fast of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office.
0:33.0	But Lindley and Kelly will tell us that we're not yet where we need to be to avoid a catastrophic impact on our world.
0:41.0	My conversation with them is minutes away. We're even closer to checking in with Sarah Alameda.
0:47.0	The next host of this show will drop by to share an article by our colleague Jason Davis about the water on Mars.
0:55.0	Want to work for the Planetary Society? Sarah will also tell you about a couple of job searches underway.
1:01.0	Bruce Betts will tell us when and where to enjoy the total lunar eclipse that is days away as this episode becomes available.
1:11.0	The interstellar dust does not spell out surrender Dorothy, but the green cloud otherwise looks like it could be the work of a wicked witch.
1:20.0	And that's why it tops the Halloween edition of our free weekly newsletter, the downlink.
1:25.0	Down below is the Hubble Space Telescope's image of asteroid Domorphos with dual trailing tails.
1:32.0	You'll hear it mentioned in my conversation with Lindley Johnson and Kelly Fast.
1:37.0	Think it's hot outside? Probably not as hot as an exoplanet dubbed GJ-1252B.
1:44.0	How hot? Gold and silver would melt into pools on its surface.
1:50.0	That's based on data from the Spitzer Space Telescope.
1:54.0	As always, there's much more in store at planetary.org slash downlink.
2:00.0	Sarah Alameda has another couple of months as our digital community manager.
2:04.0	Sarah, welcome back. Of course, it's our intent that you be heard regularly on these programs leading up to when you take over with the first planetary radio episode of 2023.
2:15.0	You must be excited looking forward to that.
2:18.0	Oh, I am. And it's so exciting to begin my training on this job already. I've had such a great time.
2:24.0	I hope that continues. I hope you're able to say that you enjoyed this transition period once you reach January 4th.
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