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Ep. 745: How We Know If Asteroids Will Attack

Ep. 745: How We Know If Asteroids Will Attack

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Streamed live Feb 20, 2025.

I’m sure you’ve heard the news, asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny
chance of hitting Earth in 2032. How do astronomers discover
these dangerous asteroids, measure their future impact risk and
track the changes over time? When should we panic? New asteroids
are found every day, and every day we learn that those asteroids
don't have any murderous intentions. But how do we learn that? In
this episode we dig into asteroid orbital determination.

Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay

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