Featured Guest Blog: NASA’s Asteroid Retrieval Mission

Featured Guest Blog: NASA’s Asteroid Retrieval Mission
Post Date June 18, 2013
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Today’s Featured Guest Blog is by Charlene Anderson, a respected science author and editor with a passion for space.

 

“Something has got me excited again about space exploration again. NASA’s proposed Asteroid Retrieval Mission is new and daring, with a purpose that everyone can get behind — helping to protect Earth from a rogue asteroid. That should help rouse public support, especially after all those videos of a meteoroid exploding over Chelyabinsk. The timing couldn’t be better.

 

This mission, compared to all others now on NASA’s books, is exciting because …

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Recap: An Evening with Don Yeomans

Recap: An Evening with Don Yeomans
Post Date June 4, 2013
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If I am being perfectly honest, I was so incredibly nervous about our first Community Conversations event; however all of those nerves were put at ease with Don’s arrival to Brookside Country Club.

We had a good turnout and a relaxed setting with people who were sincerely interested about the topic of Near-Earth Objects and the risks they pose. There were tons of great questions and Don was so down to Earth with his explanations that I am even more impressed with him now than before (which …

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Curiosity Does It!!

Curiosity Does It!!
Post Date August 6, 2012
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After much nail biting and breath holding, the Curiosity Rover is safe and sound on Mars!

Even though a Mars Rover seemingly has little to do with NEOs or Planetary Defense, the concept of robotic exploration is applicable in almost every exploratory situation. Here at the Society for Planetary Defense, we view the success of Curiosity as a step forward for robotic exploration.

Curiosity, within minutes of landing, was able to provide absolutely stunning and clear images of the planet’s surface, giving everyone who was watching a …

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Wow is SETI’s answer

Wow is SETI’s answer
Post Date August 6, 2012
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A guest post from Andrew Fain, a long time space enthusiast and friend of the Society of Planetary Defense.

Prometheus is emptying your wallet (mine too) this summer and, with interest in aliens at an all time high, I thought it might be a good time to revisit the big question on so many minds for so many years.

Are we alone?

Many wonder why in a galaxy supposedly teeming with life, after searching the cosmos for over 50 years with increasingly powerful radio telescopes have we not heard a thing? Is …

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Planetary Bake Sale Recap

Post Date June 11, 2012
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Shaunna C. serving up sweets to our many supporters!

Saturday, June 9th at La Canada High Schoool was a day of JPL fans, planetary science supporters, and cookies. That’s right, I said cookies!

The roads were packed, the sun was beating down on us, but the volunteers from Society for Planetary Defense, CalTech, & UCLA still came…

Our mission was to raise awareness of the 20% cut to NASA’s Planetary Exploration budget beginning October 1st; with the support and efforts of CalTech & UCLA, we had a …

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Welcome!

Post Date May 29, 2012
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Since we’re the new kids on the block, so to speak, we have relatively little history to share with you. All we can do is invite you to take a look at what our mission is and join us in our goal to defend and protect this planet as best as we can.
Our vision grew out of our passion for planetary science, something we hope to share with everyone throughout our journey.

 

Sincerely,
The Crew @ Society for Planetary Defense

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