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How NASA pushed an asteroid away

6/29/20261 hr 11 min

Happy Asteroid Day! Honor those dearly departed Tunguska reindeer by learning about NASA's DART mission, which made sure we never have to go out like the dinosaurs!

Next five near asteroid approaches: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroid-watch/next-five-approaches/

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Pale Blue Pod is an astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend. Astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier and her best friend ConStar demystify space one topic at a time with open eyes, open arms, and open mouths (from so much laughing and jaw-dropping). By the end of each episode, the cosmos will feel a little less “ahhh too scary” and a lot more “ohhh, so cool!” New episodes every Monday.

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Clips

Only One Percent Found
DART Moved An Asteroid
Dark Wish For Impact
Tunguska Reindeer Tragedy
Almost Named FART
City-Killer Versus Planet-Killer
Cheaper Than A Blockbuster
1-in-147 Chance

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First 90 seconds

  1. Moiya McTier· Host0:00

    It's not illegal to talk about asteroids.

  2. Connie Gibbs· Host0:02

    [laughs] They're coming for you.

  3. Moiya McTier· Host0:04

    They're coming for me.

  4. Connie Gibbs· Host0:05

    [laughs] [gentle music] Welcome to Pale Blue Pod, the astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but wanna be its friend.

  5. Moiya McTier· Host0:34

    Hi, everyone. I am Dr. Moya McTier, an astrophysicist and folklorist and professional and recreational friend to the universe. [laughs] Also a friend to my co-host.

  6. Connie Gibbs· Host0:43

    I'm Connie, friend to Dr. Moya, friend to the universe, and friend to all of you who are listening.

  7. Moiya McTier· Host0:51

    Yay. Uh, thank you for joining us, friends. It has been now almost four years since I started Pale Blue Pod.

  8. Connie Gibbs· Host1:00

    What?

  9. Moiya McTier· Host1:01

    Yes.

  10. Connie Gibbs· Host1:02

    Wow.

  11. Moiya McTier· Host1:02

    We started in November of 2022.

  12. Connie Gibbs· Host1:05

    Okay.

  13. Moiya McTier· Host1:06

    And it's gone through, you know, a couple of different co-hosts. [laughs] It- we had that period of doing a, a different guest every week. That was stressful. That was way too much for me. [laughs] I'm glad we're done with that. [laughs] Um, I've even done some crappy merch in the past- [laughs] ... that I designed myself and, you know, did not have the requisite skill to

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