The Universe - Season 3 Episode 8
It sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster: a deadly asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. But in reality, it's only a matter of time before a giant space rock threatens to wipe out civilization. An asteroid took out the dinosaurs sixty-five million years ago. Are we next? This episode analyzes the threat and explores the many ways--from a nuclear bomb to ingenious new technology--that experts are proposing to stop Armageddon.
- genus: Documentary
- Studio: History, H2
- keyword: technology, space travel, galaxy, space, planet, astronaut, universe, cosmology, astronomy, solar system, cosmos, science and technology, science history, science fact, science mystery, science of the stars
- cast: David Ackroyd, Erik Thompson