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ASTEROID NEWSUAE sets 2028 asteroid launch as study sizes up rubble-pile strength
Presented by Eli Grant. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →
LAUNCH UPDATESCrew-12 spacewalk tally, ESA record and Colombian teen's NASA selection
Presented by Ada Hale. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →
SPACE AWARENESSPentagon's Project Meridian puts space in autonomous warfare domains
Presented by Eli Grant. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →
INTERNATIONAL NEWSNASA and Energy Department pact speeds up space nuclear power
Presented by Ada Hale. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →
MISSIONS & SCIENCEWebb watches water clouds shift on WISE 0855 and images stellar nursery
Presented by Mara Quinn. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →

The desk

Mara Quinn (Lead anchor, voiced Matilda) · Eli Grant (The desk, voiced Eric) · Ada Hale (The desk, voiced Alice)

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Mara QuinnWelcome to Planetary Defense Daily, October twelfth, twenty twenty-six. I'm joined by Eli Grant and Ada Hale. Let's get into it.
Eli GrantThe UAE targets March 2028 for its asteroid-belt probe launch, with new research sizing up rubble-pile asteroid strength.
Ada HaleStation spacewalk updates, an ESA endurance record, and a Colombian teen lands a NASA selection.
Eli GrantThe Pentagon's Project Meridian adds outer space to its autonomous warfare domains in a 120-day push.
Ada HaleNASA and the Energy Department sign a pact backing a nuclear spacecraft in 2028 and a lunar reactor by 2030.
Mara QuinnWebb logged eleven hours watching water clouds shift on cold world WISE 0855, and imaged a stellar nursery. That's Planetary Defense Daily for October twelfth. Stay safe out there.
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