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Amy Mainzer: Asteroid Hunter

Published: May 9, 2018, 3 p.m.

b'After taking over 10 million images of more than 30,000 solar system objects, the NEOWISE mission is finally in its last months.\\xa0 Principal Investigator Amy Mainzer returns with an update on this phenomenal success and a look ahead toward a much more powerful asteroid and comet hunter called NEOCam.\\xa0 It\\u2019s not just about defending our planet.\\xa0 We are learning the origin story of Earth and other worlds.\\xa0 Bruce Betts also shares a story or two, along with a new space trivia contest, in this week\\u2019s What\\u2019s Up segment.\\xa0 Learn more about this week\\u2019s topic and see images here: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2018/0509-amy-mainzer-neowise.html'