Planetary Defenders (2025)
We Find Asteroids Before They Find Us
75 min
How would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth? NASA’s Planetary Defenders is a gripping documentary that delves into the high-stakes world of asteroid detection and planetary defense.
- Release date
- April 16, 2025
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- David Rankin as Self - Senior Survey Operations Specialists, Catalina Sky Survey
- Theodor Kostiuk as Self - Emeritus, NASA Goddard
- Kelly Fast as Self - NASA, Acting Planetary Defense Officer
- Glenn Orton as Self - Senior Research Scientist, NASA JPL
- John Rayner as Self - University of Hawaii, Director, NASA Infrared Telescope
- Lindley N. Johnson as Self - NASA, Planetary Defense Officer Emeritus
- Amy Mainzer as Self - NEO Surveyor Survey Director, UCLA
- Vishnu Reddy as Self - Professor of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona
- Federica Spoto as Self - Project Scientist, Minor Planet Center
- Ryan Park as Self - Project Manager, Center for Near-Earth Object Studies
Crew
- Jesse Wilde · Director
- Scott Bednar · Producer
- Caleb Stern · Producer
- Jess Wilde · Producer
- Jess Wilde · Editor