The Universe
Season 3 Episode 8 - Stopping Armageddon
It sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster: a deadly asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. But in reality, it's only a matter of time before a giant space rock threatens to wipe out civilization. An asteroid took out the dinosaurs sixty-five million years ago. Are we next? This episode analyzes the threat and explores the many ways--from a nuclear bomb to ingenious new technology--that experts are proposing to stop Armageddon.
Episodes in Season 3
Deep Space Disasters
45 min
Parallel Universes
45 min
Light Speed
45 min
Sex in Space
45 min
Alien Faces
45 min
Deadly Comets and Meteors
45 min
Living in Space
45 min
Stopping Armageddon
45 min
Another Earth
45 min
Strangest Things
45 min
Edge of Space
45 min
Cosmic Phenomena
45 min