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#93 What can we do to stop another dinosaur extinction asteroid smashing into Earth?

10 min•31 maj 2026

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66 million years ago, an asteroid smashed into Earth and caused a mass extinction, including nearly all of the dinosaurs.

What would we do if another extinction level asteroid was heading to Earth? The good news is we’re monitoring the skies to identify them early. And there are some incredible strategies for managing high risk objects, and we look at a dramatic test from 2022.

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