13K views · 169 reactions | How many asteroids has NEOWISE discovered? Dr. Bruce Betts has this week's Random Space Fact! Starring Dr. Bruce Betts | Featuring Amy Mainzer | Video by Merc Boyan | Music by Jim McKeever | The Planetary Society | Facebook

When she was seven years old, Amy Mainzer saw a picture of a galaxy and instantly fell in love with astronomy. She’s been learning and exploring space ever since. Today, Amy works as an astronomer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, specializing in astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy. She is the Deputy Project Scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Principal Investigator for the NEOWISE project to study minor planets and the proposed Near Earth Object Camer

A crash course on how to deflect an asteroid from Earth from Dr. Amy Mainzer, Principal Investigator of NASA’s NEO Surveyor mission and science advisor on ‘Don’t Look Up’. ☄️  Watch the full #SloanSummit25 Keynote Address on YouTube. Don’t forget! Tune in to our virtual Sloan Salon TODAY at 5:30 PM PT to learn about ‘Storytelling in the Age of Climate’! FREE and open to all—register at the link in bio. | Film Independent | Facebook