Discover
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 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--that experts are proposing to stop Armageddon.
Original Release
01/06/2009
US Release
01/06/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Erik Thompson | Self - Narrator |
| Keith Holsapple | Self - Univ. of Washington, Seattle |
| Michio Kaku | Self - Author, 'Physics of the Impossible' |
| Alex Filippenko | Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley |
| Don Yeomans | JPL / Self - NASA |
| Amy Mainzer | JPL / Self - NASA |
| Grant Stokes | Self - M.I.T. Lincoln Observatory |
| Tim Spahr | Self - Minor Planet Center |
| Steven R. Chesley | JPL / Self - NASA |
| Ed Lu | Self - Former Astronaut, B612 Foundation |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Erik Thompson | Self - Narrator |
| Keith Holsapple | Self - Univ. of Washington, Seattle |
| Michio Kaku | Self - Author, 'Physics of the Impossible' |
| Alex Filippenko | Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley |
| Don Yeomans | JPL / Self - NASA |
| Amy Mainzer | JPL / Self - NASA |
| Grant Stokes | Self - M.I.T. Lincoln Observatory |
| Tim Spahr | Self - Minor Planet Center |
| Steven R. Chesley | JPL / Self - NASA |
| Ed Lu | Self - Former Astronaut, B612 Foundation |
| Russell Schweickart | Self - Former Astronaut, B612 Foundation |
| Richard Fork | Self - Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Douglas Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Carl H. Lindahl | Executive Producer |
| Louis Tarantino | Executive Producer |
| Emily Campbell | Producer |
| Kelly Ficklin | Producer |
| Jessica Loveless | Producer |
| Emmanuel E. Martinez | Producer |
Editors
