How likely is an asteroid to impact Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice sit down with planetary scientist Rick Binzel, the creator of the Torino Scale, to discuss asteroid hazards, the results of the asteroid sample return, and the search for Planet 9.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/asteroids-headed-towards-earth-with-rick-binzel/Thanks to our Patrons Euclid A LoGiudice, Todd Thedell, Girolamo Castaldo, Scott E Mann, Stephen Luick, Lou Perreault, Tom Womack, jonas dravland, Carla Garner, Matthew Smith, Marcy Hansen, Dale Schurman, David LoMonaco, Manoj Chugh, Lynn Cade, James Dudley, Gaterdog44, Ally Whitchurch, George Pipe, Collin Brumm, Amanda Phillips, George Murray, Daniel Persaud, Jason Bennett, Damon, Dutt Bobba, Gregorio Sanford, Dre Adamenko, rohit chaudhary, Krys Kap, Lukasz Kosturek, Nicholas Smith, Martin Wegner, kaley knowles, SciFiGriffin, Lucas Sanjuan, Jacob Hodges, BRET ANDERSON, Irina Cher, R B, Norway man, Wayne Gosson, and Fireworks for Buddha for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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