How the Universe Works Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat (Season 8, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 85 min | Documentary

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How the Universe Works

Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat (Season 8, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 85 min | Documentary

If a massive asteroid collides with Earth, it could end life on the planet as one knows it.

Writer

Phil Plait (script writer)

Producer

Andrew Lessner

Cinematographers

Andrew Cornick | Paul Rudge | Chris Sutcliffe

Editors

Simon Bennett | Cassandra Roberts

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Updated Jan 2, 2020

Release date

Jan 2, 2020 (United States)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Erik Dellums Self -Narrator (voice) Self -Narrator (voice) See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Richard Lintern Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Bank Job (2008)
James S. Bullock Self - Astrophysicist (as James Bullock) Self - Astrophysicist (as James Bullock) See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Andy Chang Self (as Dr. Andy Chang) Self (as Dr. Andy Chang) See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Moogega Cooper Self - Planetary Protection Engineer (as Moogega Stricker) Self - Planetary Protection Engineer (as Moogega Stricker) See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Dan Durda Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission (2016)
Nina Lanza Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Hakeem Oluseyi Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	The Stars in My Soul
Phil Plait Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer See fewer	Arrival (II) (2016)
Cathy Plesko Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jani Radebaugh Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Paul M. Sutter Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	UFO (2018)
Michelle Thaller Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer See fewer	Spaceship Spitzer: The Slowlian Web (2008)
Anne Virkki Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	Tom Scott (2006)
Kevin Walsh Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Luisa Fernanda Zabrano-Marin Self - Space Scientist Self - Space Scientist See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)