34: How to Deflect an Asteroid

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 11:01 p.m.

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Terrified that an asteroid could wipe out the planet? Don\\u2019t panic\\u2026the Supermassive team are here to help. Izzie and Dr Becky talk to Professor Alan Fitzsimmons about the results of the DART asteroid deflection mission and Samuel L Jackson (who knew he\\u2019s studying for a Phd at the Open University?) tells us how scientists plan to track and tackle threatening space rocks. Plus why the Deep Impact movie terrifies both Izzie and Dr Becky, but for very different reasons, and Dr Robert Massey takes us through the November night sky.
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