BBC The Sky at Night - Will an Asteroid Destroy Earth?

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Maggie meets Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, expert in asteroid observation, to learn how the latest technology monitors near-earth asteroids. He explains which ones are a current concern and why we missed the dangerous Chelyabinsk meteor – a 9,000-ton fireball that exploded in the sky above Russia. Could it happen again?

Period15 May 2023

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  • TitleBBc The Sky at Night - Will an Asteroid Destroy Earth?
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletBBC
    Media typeTelevision
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date15/05/2023
    DescriptionMaggie meets Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, expert in asteroid observation, to learn how the latest technology monitors near-earth asteroids. He explains which ones are a current concern and why we missed the dangerous Chelyabinsk meteor – a 9,000-ton fireball that exploded in the sky above Russia. Could it happen again?
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m027
    PersonsAlan Fitzsimmons