Mara QuinnGood evening. This is Planetary Defense Daily, November seventh, twenty twenty-six. I'm joined by Eli Grant and Ada Hale. We start tonight with the latest from NASA's impact risk register.
Eli GrantNASA's Sentry system is tracking eight asteroids on its impact risk register as of November fourth. Each near-Earth object carries a calculated impact probability published by JPL's Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
Ada HaleVarda Space is claiming a first. The company says it has launched multiple commercial re-entry vehicles simultaneously. Chief executive Will Bruey made that statement in remarks filed November fourth.
Mara QuinnTo Russia now, and asteroid Apophis.
Eli GrantMoscow State University has begun work on a Russian mission to asteroid Apophis. The spacecraft may carry a gamma-ray spectrometer to determine what the asteroid is made of.
Ada HaleThe Allen Telescope Array has launched a four-year survey of the anti-solar point. Operating from Hat Creek Observatory, the radio astronomy effort is expected to capture eleven petabytes of data over its run.
Eli GrantFormer NASA official Keith Cowing has published five questions about changes to NASA's astrobiology program. Cowing is requesting documentation on how the program has been restructured.
Mara QuinnThat is tonight's edition of Planetary Defense Daily. We'll see you next time. Stay watching the skies.