Asteroids have been hitting our earth for around Four Billion years. Most famously, the Chicxulub Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and transformed life on this planet. On 15 february 2013, a 10,000 Ton Asteroid entered the atmosphere over the russian city of chelyabinsk. It exploded with 30 times the energy of an atomic bomb, injuring 1,600 people. And we didnt see it coming. Professor Alan Fitzsimmons is an expert in the Observation And Measurement of asteroids. Hes one of the scientists trying to make sure we dont miss the next big impact. Now, i want to start with some jargon busting, because theres a lot of stuff out there. Theres asteroids, theres comets. Can you take us through that . Sure. Asteroids, like good Old Bennu here, are objects, rocky objects that orbit the sun. We also have comets, of course. Comets have a lot of ice in them. Now, if that asteroid enters the earths atmosphere, then we see it glowing as a Meteor Or Shooting star. If they make it to the ground, that is
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