Planetary Radio Live Defends Planet Earth!

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

Science, Technology

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Leaders of the global effort to avoid a catastrophic Near Earth Object impact gathered at the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference. On the evening of May 1st, The Planetary Society partnered in an exciting PDC public event at the University of Maryland College Park. Presentations by Society CEO Bill Nye and NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green were followed by Planetary Radio Live. Join Mat Kaplan and his outstanding guests who are trying to save the world. The evening rolled on through a live version of What’s Up with Bruce Betts.You can learn more about this week’s guests and topics at: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0508-2019-2019-pdc-planetary-radio-live.htmlLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	defending our world at the Planetary Defense Conference this week on planetary radio.
0:07.0	Welcome, I'm at Kaplanplin of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our
0:16.4	solar system and beyond. The International Academy of Astronautics has just completed
0:22.4	the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference.
0:26.5	The Planetary Society was there as a participant and sponsor and we helped create a live public event on the evening of May 1st.
0:35.0	I was there to host Planetary Radio Live right after the outstanding presentations
0:41.0	by NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green and Society CEO Bill Nye.
0:46.0	Here is the wonderful Planetary Radio Live conversation we recorded that evening,
0:51.0	followed on stage by a live what's up with Bruce Betts.
0:55.8	This is Planetary Radio Live.
0:57.7	We are at the University of Maryland College Park.
1:07.0	Make some noise, Terps! I'm Nat Kaplan of the Planetary Society. I am thrilled to be here for the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference.
1:22.0	Scientists, planners, government officials 2019 Planetary Defense Conference.
1:22.6	Scientists, planners, government officials, media types, like me,
1:26.8	gather every couple of years to share what we've learned
1:29.7	about near-Earth objects or Neos.
1:33.0	These fascinating asteroids and comets
1:35.1	would be worthy of study, even if they didn't pose
1:37.8	a threat to civilization, but they do.
1:41.1	That underlying theme is always present at these gatherings. In a moment, we're going to meet five of the experts who are here with hundreds of their colleagues.
1:50.0	It's a really distinguished group, and I know you're going to enjoy hearing from them.
1:54.0	Later, we'll welcome Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts to the stage for this week's
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