Season 1

Ep 10. Near-Earth Asteroids and the Asteroid Belt

TV-PG
November 8, 2019
33 min

Fans of science fiction know that a collision with an asteroid has the potential to obliterate civilization as we know it. With 20,000 asteroids identified in near-Earth orbit, how can collision be avoided? Learn why these rocky bodies, and those in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, never accreted into planets and how we might harness their resources for future space travel.

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A Field Guide to the Planets, Season 1 Episode 10, is available to watch and stream on The Great Courses Signature Collection. You can also buy, rent A Field Guide to the Planets on demand at Apple TV Channels, Amazon Prime, Amazon online.