Professor Cristina Thomas talks about NASA's first planetary defense mission: DART. DART is a spacecraft that will impact a tiny asteroid moon. She explains why ground-based telescope observations are key to the mission's success.
44: Atmospheres in our solar system with Dr. Soto
43: The Ice Giants with Dr. Soderlund
42: Finding exoplanets with Dr. Christiansen
41: The last of the “great observatories” with Dr. Storrie-Lombardi
40: Keeping an eye on asteroids with Dr. Yeomans
39: A day in the life of a Mars rover with Dr. Litchtenberg
38: Mysterious icy travelers with Dr. Fernández
37: Exploring Pluto with Dr. Singer
36: Using artwork to explain the Universe with Dr. Hurt
35: Geology at a distance with Dr. Rivkin
34: Keeping track of asteroids with Dr. Sphar
33: Why do we look for water when we look for life? With Dr. Cable
32: How to build a planet with Dr. Kretke
31: If we could put Mars in a bottle… with Paulo Younse
30: Space weathering with Dr. Kaluna
29: Keeping the James Webb Space Telescope cool with Dr. Stone
28: Building experiments for the International Space Station with Dr. White
27: Searching Iceland’s lava fields for life on Mars with Dr. Cable
26: Old, volatile, and gassy: Why comets would make unpleasant but interesting dinner guests with Dr. Bauer
25: Why couldn't New Horizons orbit Pluto?
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