NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office is in charge of finding, tracking and monitoring near-Earth objects and asteroids. They have discovered thousands of objects, and have determined there are no known threats to our planet. Watch this special Planetary Defense episode of NASA Science Live to learn more about how we plan to protect our planet from any future hazard and what this office does 24/7/365 to safeguard are home. Talent: Kelly Fast, Host, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations Program Manager Lindley Johnson, NASA’s Planetary Defense Officer Paul Chodas, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies Director
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GSFC_20200427_NSL_Ep15
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April 27, 2020
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GSFC
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