On a Mission

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Season Two, Episode 4: Deflecting Disaster Oct 29, 2019

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Unlike the dinosaurs, we have a space program. There are many ways we could steer an asteroid off its path towards Earth.

Season Two, Episode 3: Bracing for a Crash Oct 22, 2019

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If a big asteroid is heading our way, how does NASA prepare for the oncoming disaster?

Season Two, Episode 2: Impact! Oct 15, 2019

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What happens when a giant asteroid hits Earth?

Season Two, Episode 1 - The Sky Is Falling Oct 08, 2019

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Earth is in a cosmic shooting gallery. With so many asteroids zipping around, how can we find them all before they find us?

Season Two, Episode 0 - Asteroids! Oct 02, 2019

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The upcoming season will feature stories of asteroid exploration.

Bonus episode: InSight’s Insights Oct 01, 2019

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What's happened with InSight since it landed on Mars?

Arrival Nov 19, 2018

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InSight is lining up to land on Mars. The trip from the top of the atmosphere to the surface of Mars is 6-and-a-half minutes of sheer terror.

We Are the World Nov 19, 2018

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Missions to outer space have come a long way since the days of Cold War competition. Farah Alibay finds that building relationships is a big part of building spacecraft.

Worlds of Wonder Nov 13, 2018

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Technology can take you to unexpected places. The MarCO cubesats, flying towards Mars with InSight, are breaking new ground on how far these small satellites can go.

Robots Lend a Hand Nov 13, 2018

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Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu is in charge of the InSight mission’s robotic arm and hand. His work on space robots has led him to give a helping hand back home.

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