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AaS! 008: Will a comet kill us all?

Ask a Spaceman!

Paul M. Sutter

Astrophysics, Science, Cosmos, Holes, Black, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Universe, Cosmology, Space, Physics

4.8853 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2015

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

What are the chances of a comet hitting the earth? What other stuff can fall from space? What would the effects be, and how much do we need to worry? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman, Twitter@PaulMattSutter, http://www.Facebook.com/PaulMattSutter, and http://www.askaspaceman.com for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Music by Jason Grady and Nick Bain.

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0:00.0

You know what time it is. It's time for Ask a Space Man. I'm Paul Sutter. You've got questions, and I've got answers.

0:17.0

If you're familiar with the show, then you already know how it works, but if

0:21.4

this is your first time, well, then sit on down by the fire and let Papal Sutter tell you a story.

0:29.7

I'm sorry. That was really embarrassing, wasn't it? That was really embarrassing for both of us,

0:36.0

actually.

0:39.2

So tell you what, tell you what?

0:51.3

You go to Ask aSpaceman.com in the bottom right hand corner, click that button that says subscribe or pay now, send some donations, and I never use that voice again.

0:53.0

I think that's a fair deal.

0:54.0

I would say so. But anyway, this is how

0:56.1

the show works. You go online to Facebook or Twitter. Use the hashtag Ask a Space man and ask some

1:01.3

questions. You drop some questions and I'll pick them up to answer on this show. You can also

1:06.4

follow me directly on Facebook or Twitter. My name is Paul, Matt, Sutter. And you can always use the

1:12.9

ever-faithful website, ask-a-space man.com. There you'll find show notes and places to comment

1:18.9

on the episodes, and also you can ask questions there. We have a simple goal with this show.

1:24.8

Complete knowledge of time and space. It's going to take a while, but what's the rush?

1:30.8

Let's enjoy the journey together. We'll get there eventually, but let's have fun with it.

1:37.3

Now, you may have noticed if you're the observant kind of person, and I know you are.

1:42.6

If you're listening to this, you may have noticed that the audio is a little bit different perhaps.

1:47.3

And if you're watching it, you definitely notice that I'm not sitting in front of my trusty blackboard.

1:53.5

That's because I'm traveling right now. This is an on the road edition. I'm in the lovely city of Trieste, Italy. I spend some of my work life traveling,

2:05.2

and so I still want to record some Ask a Spacemans for you. Why? Because I love you. That's why.

2:12.8

Not in that sort of way. It's very platonic. Don't get any ideas, weirdo. But I love you. Let's just leave it there.

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