Neil DeGrasse Tyson - Death By Giant Meteor

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Celebrity astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson discusses Apophis, a large asteroid forecast to pass dangerously close to the Earth in the year 2029.

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Neil DeGrasse Tyson discusses "Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandries."

Whether discussing the universe's origins as host of NOVA's "scienceNOW" or asserting that Pluto is a not a planet on "The Colbert Report," astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson translates the universe's complexities for a broad audience.

Known as the great explainer of all things cosmic, Tyson first became known in the astronomy community by lecturing on the subject at the age of fifteen. He is currently the director of New York's Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, where he also teaches. Tyson has written seven popular books including the bestselling Death by Black Hole and the memoir The Sky Is Not The Limit.

His professional research explores star formation, dwarf galaxies, exploding stars, and the structure of the Milky Way, topics which he writes about in his long running "Universe" column in Natural History magazine. Tyson's varied honors include the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal and People Magazine's 2000 "Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive" - City Arts & Lectures

Ryan Wyatt is a science visualizer for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. A longtime planetarian, he is actively involved in promoting fulldome video technology within the planetarium community. He manages the Fulldome Mailing List and also maintain web pages related to standards development for fulldome video. His work at the Museum relates strongly to the Hayden Planetarium's Digital Universe dataset, with an emphasis on creating content for the planetarium "space shows," including Cosmic Collisions and The Search for Life.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: March 12, 2008 at 1:45 pm
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Length: 00:07:05
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junctionboys (November 27, 2008 at 3:45 am)
Point to ponder....Would our government(s) tell us, should this asteroid pass through this proverbial keyhole, that we have seven years until we kiss ou asses goodbye? IF they did give us this warning, can you imagine the hysteria? Totally hypothetical, tiny chance of happening but it kind of makes you wonder.
mrcraig41 (November 10, 2008 at 5:59 am)
Oh come on I thought it was funny :) Instead of growing up, how about we all lighten up a little. I live in California right now so I'll have to make sure we move FURTHER inland :) Peace.
jk21chicago (November 7, 2008 at 10:49 am)
wow this guy is very smart though and he explains it all very great astrophysicist.
jk21chicago (November 7, 2008 at 10:47 am)
ya pretty stupid considering it wouldnt destroy something 2 times the size of jupiter lol. i dont think we could make a big enough nuke let alone be able to stop the asteroids it would create coming at earth from the
TheJudasAbstract (November 6, 2008 at 7:21 pm)
Tyson is so passionate about science. I love his presentation and knowledge on everything.
pyropakman (October 23, 2008 at 5:24 pm)
Terrible idea. A nuke needs a medium through which to send its shockwave. In Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and in most places on earth, that's air. But there isn't any in space, so it's not going to be as pronounced.

Check out the next part of this video, to figure out how we're REALLY going to save ourselves.
killugh (November 23, 2008 at 9:38 pm)
Actually the surrounding mountains around Hiroshima is why that site was selected. The nuke would do maximum damage as its force would be contained and prevented from dispersing. I read this in a book called "Decisions About the Bomb in the 20th Century."
pyropakman (November 24, 2008 at 6:51 pm)
Oh sounds interesting.
gombis666 (October 19, 2008 at 12:39 pm)
Love him...he's so animated. Thanks for posting.
QuakePhil (October 18, 2008 at 7:04 pm)
HAVE A NICE DAY