We are very concerned about so global consequences. But we still have a lot of work between the smaller population. We think anything, you know, between 140 meters to 1 kilometer is pretty serious as well. They would kick so much dust up in the atmosphere that plants and start having problem with photosynthesis. It's called kiss your ass goodbye if something huge was hurtling.
Neil has his own asteroid?! On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Marcia Belsky answer fan questions about different types of asteroids with Marina Brozovic, orbital dynamicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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