What's six miles wide and can end civilization in an instant? An asteroid. But astronomer and former Hubble worker Phil Plait has a solution. In a humorous and optimistic talk at TEDxBoulder, Plait discusses the death of the dinosaurs, detecting asteroids, preventing impact, and the asteroid Apophis. Apophis is the size of three and a half football fields and will fly close to the Earth in 2036. Don't worry, it won't impact Earth. Plait thinks this is a blessing and an opportunity to study asteroids. First, research and technology development need funding.
View Phil Plait's How to defend Earth from asteroids TEDxBoulder talk here: bit.ly/13QHk9K
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