Nova Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday? (Season 40, Episode 24)
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TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

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Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday? (Season 40, Episode 24)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

The dichotomy that surrounds asteroids is examined. On the one hand, a large asteroid could end life on Earth. On the other hand, however, some asteroids could provide a massive payday for intrepid entrepreneurs.

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Craig Sechler Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Ed Lu Self - B612 Foundation Self - B612 Foundation See fewer	Nova (1974)
Mark Boslough Self - Sandia National Laboratories Self - Sandia National Laboratories See fewer	The End Is Nye (2022)
Dan Durda Self - Southwest Research Institute Self - Southwest Research Institute See fewer	Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission (2016)
Russell Schweickart Self - Apollo 9 Astronaut Self - Apollo 9 Astronaut See fewer	Asteroid Day (2014)
Peter H. Schultz Self - Brown University (as Peter Schultz) Self - Brown University (as Peter Schultz) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Chris Lewicki Self - Planetary Resources Self - Planetary Resources See fewer	Nova (1974)
Cathy Plesko Self - Los Alamos National Laboratory Self - Los Alamos National Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Don Yeomans Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (as Donald Yeomans) Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (as Donald Yeomans) See fewer	Without Warning (1994)
Gareth V. Williams Self - International Astronomical Union, Minor Planet Center (as Gareth Williams) Self - International Astronomical Union, Minor Planet Center (as Gareth Williams) See fewer	You Don't Have to Take Orders from the Moon (2020)
Lance Benner Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Marina Brozovic Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Peter Brown Self - University of Western Ontario Self - University of Western Ontario See fewer	Nova (1974)
John Troeltzsch Self - Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp Self - Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp See fewer	Nova (1974)
Caroline Smith Self - Meteor Researcher Self - Meteor Researcher See fewer	Nova (1974)
Dale Boucher Self - Deltion Innovations Ltd. Self - Deltion Innovations Ltd. See fewer	Nova (1974)