A Moment of Science
The first thing you need to survive an asteroid collision is knowledge of when it's coming.
On last count, there were nine planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Soon, however, we might need to add a tenth planet to the solar lineup. Learn more on this Moment of Science.
Did you know that there was a time before fire ever existed? Learn more on this Moment of Science.
Although the earth has been hit by asteroids in the past, and will surely be hit again someday, much of the gloom-and-doom you hear about in the media is based on very little data.
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