Synopsis
Space, Asteroid Hunting, and Astronomy, an insider view. The music is "Eternity" by John Lyell. Astronomy Asteroids Space NASA Comets Earth Impact
Episodes
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357-Double Trouble
09/06/2017 Duration: 02minAbout 16% of the Earth approaching asteroids larger than 600 feet in diameter have orbiting companions.How do we defend against such a complex object if one is found to be on a collision course with planet Earth.
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355-2 Suns
01/06/2017 Duration: 02minIt is possible for a habitable planet to exist in a solar system with two suns.
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354-Returnee
30/05/2017 Duration: 02minWhat had appeared as a solitary point of light returns to near Earth to reveal that it is two asteroids in a tight dance.
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353-Backwards
26/05/2017 Duration: 02minA 2 mile diameter object bucks the solar system traffic by traveling in a direction backwards to all of the planets.
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352-Worth Tracking
23/05/2017 Duration: 02minAsteroid Hunters Have Found A Very Large Potentially Close Approaching Space Rock.
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350-Asteroid Defense
16/05/2017 Duration: 02minEarth approaching asteroids are part of our environment.
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349-Big and Fast
12/05/2017 Duration: 02minLarge dangerous asteroids can still appear out of nowhere.
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347-Your Space Rock
05/05/2017 Duration: 02minHolding an object older than any other rock on the ground which is billions of years old and has traveled an unimaginable distance to be with you will be your payoff.
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346-Arctic Ice
02/05/2017 Duration: 02minThe polar ice caps are the smallest in recorded history. Get Ready for wild weather.
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343-Mars Window
21/04/2017 Duration: 02minHumans are sending a fleet of their emissaries to Mars in 2020.
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342-That's Close
18/04/2017 Duration: 02minA small asteroid, which could pass under a basketball hoop, missed the Earth by about 9,000 miles.
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341-Ballooning to Space
14/04/2017 Duration: 02minA ride under a balloon can give you several hours to enjoy the wonders of the Earth and its curvature against the back drop of space.
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340-Carson's Comet
11/04/2017 Duration: 02minIn the distant future, Carson's first comet discovery is likely to impact a planet or be ejected from the solar system.
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339-No Need To Smile
07/04/2017 Duration: 02minThe company called Planet has 149 satellites orbiting the Earth which are imaging the Earth's entire land area every day.
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338-Psyche Bound
04/04/2017 Duration: 02minA spacecraft will be launched to visit a small metal world whose composition is likely to be worth 10,000 quadrillion dollars on today's market.