Will An Asteroid Hit Earth?

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

How do scientists find out if an asteroid might hit our planet? And what do they do if it’s on a collision course with Earth? We’ll meet a planetary defender - an astronomer who uses radar telescopes to defend our planet from space rocks! Edgard Rivera Valentín grew up in Puerto Rico, next to Arecibo, the world’s most powerful radar telescope. Hear the story of how Edgard became a scientist superhero, and the supervillain asteroids they’re up against. A bonus interview episode with Edgard is available to Patreon members who pledge at the $1 level or higher at patreon.com/tumblepodcast. Check out more resources about Arecibo and asteroids on our blog, at sciencepodcastforkids.com. Listen to Tumble en Español! Search for “Tumble en Español” wherever you get your podcasts, or on our website under “En Español.”

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:03.6	And I'm Marshall.
0:04.6	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:08.2	Today we're meeting a defender of the planet Earth.
0:11.6	Ooh, like a superhero defender?
0:14.0	Yes, someone has to protect the Earth from asteroids,
0:18.0	and we'll find out how one scientist is on a mission
0:21.0	to defend our planet from deep impacts and the story behind how they gained their powers. Today's question comes from a listener who's curious about asteroids, space rocks that are found
0:40.7	in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
0:44.0	My name is Jensen.
0:46.0	I am eight years old, and my question is,
0:48.0	once an asteroid leaves the asteroid belt,
0:51.0	how long does it take to travel to Earth's atmosphere and how close does it have
0:55.2	to be to Earth in order for scientists to see and measure it?
1:00.1	So Jensen's asking like how soon could we know about asteroids that might be on a
1:05.3	collision course with Earth and hopefully soon enough? Well Jensen has an idea
1:12.0	of how scientists could find out.
1:14.0	Scientists could use their strongest telescope.
1:18.0	Yeah, I think you wouldn't want to have your B team on this one.
1:22.0	Well, let's ask our listeners, how long do you think it takes an asteroid to travel from the asteroid
1:28.2	belt to Earth?
1:30.3	And how do you think scientists see and measure them?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tumble Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Tumble Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.