The Universe Stopping Armageddon (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

The Universe

Stopping Armageddon (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

It sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster: a deadly asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. But in reality, it's only a matter of time before a giant space rock threatens to wipe out civilization. An asteroid took out the dinosaurs ...See moreIt sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster: a deadly asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. But in reality, it's only a matter of time before a giant space rock threatens to wipe out civilization. An asteroid took out the dinosaurs sixty-five million years ago. Are we next? This episode analyzes the threat and explores the many ways--from a nuclear bomb to ingenious new technology Written by Anonymous See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Erik Thompson Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	A Murder of Crows (1998)
Keith Holsapple Self - Univ. of Washington, Seattle (as Keith A. Holsapple) Self - Univ. of Washington, Seattle (as Keith A. Holsapple) See fewer	The Universe (2007)
Michio Kaku Self - Author, 'Physics of the Impossible' Self - Author, 'Physics of the Impossible' See fewer	Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations (2023)
Alex Filippenko Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley See fewer	The Universe (2002)
Don Yeomans Self - NASA / JPL Self - NASA / JPL See fewer	Without Warning (1994)
Amy Mainzer Self - NASA / JPL Self - NASA / JPL See fewer	Don't Look Up (2021)
Grant Stokes Self - M.I.T. Lincoln Observatory Self - M.I.T. Lincoln Observatory See fewer	Fall Away (2011)
Tim Spahr Self - Minor Planet Center Self - Minor Planet Center See fewer	North Woods Law (2012)
Steven R. Chesley Self - NASA / JPL (as Steve Chesley) Self - NASA / JPL (as Steve Chesley) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Ed Lu Self - Former Astronaut, B612 Foundation Self - Former Astronaut, B612 Foundation See fewer	Nova (1974)
Russell Schweickart Self - Former Astronaut, B612 Foundation (as Rusty Schweickhart) Self - Former Astronaut, B612 Foundation (as Rusty Schweickhart) See fewer	Asteroid Day (2014)
Richard Fork Self - Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville Self - Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville See fewer	The Universe (2007)