Planetary Radio: Amateur Astronomers Saving the World

Science Rules! Presents is a series of science-focused episodes from some of our favorite shows. This week we’re featuring Planetary Radio from the Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has awarded more than 60 Shoemaker near-Earth object grants to astronomers around the world, enabling them to discover, track, and characterize thousands of asteroids. We’ll hear from two of these dedicated observers. The Society’s Rae Paoletta takes us to Venus where three new spacecraft will help answer big questions. Senior space policy adviser Casey Dreier helps us think about UFO claims. Chief scientist Bruce Betts offers a new What’s Up space trivia contest. Discover more at missions

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Planetary Radio: Amateur Astronomers Saving the World is an episode from Science Rules! with Bill Nye by Stitcher.

This episode is 01:07:19 long.

This episode was published on Jun 17, 2021.

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