The DART Mission: Learning How to Swat Dangerous Asteroids

Published: Feb. 6, 2019, 4 p.m.

b'Why did the dinosaurs die? Because they didn\\u2019t have a space program! The upcoming DART mission will test our best thinking about how we may someday deflect a Near Earth Object that is speeding toward fiery Armageddon on Earth. Nancy Chabot of the JHU Applied Physics Lab is the mission\\u2019s Coordination Lead. The Curiosity rover has reached an exciting new region of Mars. Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla will give us the lowdown. The night sky is full of treasures according to Bruce Betts. Join Bruce and Mat for this week\\u2019s What\\u2019s Up. Learn more about this week\\u2019s guest and topics at: \\xa0http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0206-2019-nancy-chabot-dart.html'