Astronomy Cast Ep. 674: Asteroid Early Warning Systems

<p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u643Sh0tTB4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u643Sh0tTB4</a></p> <p>The asteroid apocalypse is one of those existential crises that keep astronomers up at night. But the DART mission showed us that we can push an asteroid off its trajectory if we have enough warning. Today we’ll talk about how humanity is building early warning systems to give us time to respond to a dangerous asteroid.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This video was made possible by the following Patreon members:</strong></p> <p>David</p> <p>Burry Gowen</p> <p>Stephen Veit</p> <p>Jordan Young</p> <p>Venkatesh Chary</p> <p>Andrew Poelstra</p> <p>Brian Cagle</p> <p>David Truog</p> <p>Gerhard Schwarzer</p> <p><strong>THANK YOU! - Fraser and Dr. Pamela</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Just visit: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy">https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy</a> and donate as much as you can!</p> <p>Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Every bit helps! Thank you!</p> <p>------------------------------------</p> <p>Do go visit <a href= "http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop">http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop</a> for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness!</p> <p><a href= "http://cosmoquest.org/Donate">http://cosmoquest.org/Donate</a> This show is made possible through your donations.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just <a href= "http://cosmoquest.org/Donate">click</a>!)</p> <p>------------------------------------</p> <p>The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. <a href= "http://www.psi.edu">http://www.psi.edu</a></p> <p>Visit us on the web at <a href= "http://365DaysOfAstron