NOVA - Season 41 Episode 9 Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?
The asteroid that exploded over Siberia—injuring more than 1,000 and damaging buildings in six cities—was a shocking reminder that Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting range. From the width of a football field to the size of a small city, these space rocks have the potential to be killers. In a collision with Earth, they could set off deadly blast waves, raging fires and colossal tidal waves. But some audacious entrepreneurs look up at asteroids and see payday, not doomsday. Some asteroids are loaded with billions of dollars’ worth of elements like iron, nickel, and platinum. NASA is planning an ambitious mission to return samples from a potentially hazardous asteroid, and would-be asteroid miners are dreaming up their own program to scout for potentially profitable asteroids. Will asteroids turn out to be our economic salvation—or instruments of extinction?
First Air Date: Mar 03, 1974
Last Air date: Jan 29, 2025
Season: 52 Season
Episode: 998 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 6.89/10 by 119.00 users
Popularity: 121.195
Language: English
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Ground Zero Supertower
Megastorm Aftermath
Making Stuff Faster
Making Stuff Wilder
Making Stuff Colder
Making Stuff Safer
Cold Case JFK
At the Edge of Space
Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?
Alien Planets Revealed
Zeppelin Terror Attack
Killer Typhoon
Ghosts of Murdered Kings
Roman Catacomb Mystery
Great Cathedral Mystery
Wild Predator Invasion
Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius
Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses
Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest?
Why Sharks Attack
Escape From Nazi Alcatraz
D-Day's Sunken Secrets