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    A Second Earth, and OSIRIS REx is Go for Asteroid Bennu

    A Second Earth, and OSIRIS REx is Go for Asteroid Bennu

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    A Second Earth, and OSIRIS REx is Go for Asteroid Bennu

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    Length:
    29 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 22, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Finally found: an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone. You’ll hear lead scientist Elisa Quintana make the announcement. Then OSIRIS REx mission Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta will tell us how the spacecraft will return a sample of material from the birth of the solar system.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Released:
    Apr 22, 2014
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    Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla as they dive deep into the latest space news. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for the space trivia contest, an episode guide, and much more.