The Sky at Night
Asteroid Strike?
Season 2025 Episode 1
The team explore one of the biggest recent stories in space news, the 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4. George Dransfield talks about the damage this asteroid could do and why some say Earth is overdue a strike from one of this size. Maggie Aderin-Pocock explains some of the options, from nudging it to nuking it, and George speaks to Dr Carly Howett about Nasa's Lucy Mission
The Sky at Night airs on BBC Four HD at 10:00 PM, Monday 14 April. (Series, subtitles, new.)
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Chris Lintott
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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George Dransfield
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