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b'Seven astronomers have been selected to receive Shoemaker NEO (Near Earth Object) grants from the Planetary Society.\\xa0 They and their observatories span the planet.\\xa0 We\\u2019ll meet an American and an Australian.\\xa0 Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts provides an overview of the grant program and later returns for this week\\u2019s edition of What\\u2019s Up. The Planetary Society\\u2019s Kate Howells reports on the outlook for space funding in Canada\\u2019s newly-released federal budget.\\xa0 She and Society CEO Bill Nye also met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.\\xa0 Learn more about this week\\u2019s topics and see images here: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2018/0314-shoemaker-newo-2018-winners.html'