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'Don't Look Up': A comedy about cosmic threats

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Don't look up stars leonardo de caprio and genifer lawrence. The movie provides a teachable moment about the realities surrounding potential threats from near earth objects. Science adviser amy mainser is one of the world's leading scientists focusing on asteroid detection and planetary defense. She's been the principal investigator for nassa's neo wise asteroid hunting mission, and now she's heading up a next generation asteroid survey mission called neo surveyor.

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