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On a Mission | Season 2: Asteroids!

Stories of asteroid exploration.
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 1: The Sky is Falling

Earth is in a cosmic shooting gallery. With so many asteroids zipping around, how can we find them all before they find us? .

Oct 08, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 2: Impact!

What happens when a giant asteroid hits Earth? .

Oct 15, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 3: Bracing for a Crash

If a big asteroid is heading our way, how does NASA prepare for the oncoming disaster? .

Oct 22, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 4: Deflecting Disaster

Unlike the dinosaurs, we have a space program. There are many ways we could steer an asteroid off its path towards Earth. .

Oct 29, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 5: Catch a Falling Star

Why are missions like OSIRIS-REx bringing pieces of an asteroid back home? .

Nov 05, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 6: The Prospects of Heavy Metal

Asteroids, ho! Pioneering space miners dream of Psyche, the largest metal asteroid in the solar system. .

Nov 12, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 7: Planet Asteroid

What’s in a name? Whether you call it a planet or an asteroid, missions that explore small worlds are always exciting. .

Nov 19, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 8: Diamonds in the Ice

Every year, intrepid Antarctica explorers hunt for space rocks that have fallen to Earth. .

Nov 26, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 9: Hunting in the Dark for Monsters

Finding black rocks in the darkness of space isn’t easy, but new methods could help spot them all. .

Dec 03, 2019

On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .
On a Mission . | Season 2: Asteroids! .

Season 2, Episode 10: Comets: A Love Story

Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker’s love for exploration changed our understanding of the cosmos. .

Dec 10, 2019

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