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00:00On a clear night, the sky above us is dotted with countless stars, planets, and other celestial
00:06bodies that seem distant and harmless.
00:09Yet, lurking among these beautiful cosmic wonders are asteroids rocky fragments from
00:13the dawn of our solar system, hurtling through space at incredible speeds.
00:20Most of these space rocks are small, often burning up harmlessly as they enter Earth's
00:24atmosphere.
00:25But some of them are large.
00:27Enough to pose a significant threat to our planet—a threat that is far more real than
00:31many of us realize—asteroids have shaped Earth's history in profound ways.
00:36One of the most infamous examples is the asteroid that struck our planet around 66 million years
00:43ago, leading to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
00:46This colossal impact unleashed energy equivalent to billions of atomic bombs, creating tsunamis,
00:52wildfires, and an impact winter that blotted out sunlight for years.
00:58Life on Earth was nearly wiped out, all because of a single rock from space.
01:03Today, we know of over a million asteroids in our solar system, and new ones are discovered
01:08regularly.
01:10While space agencies like NASA and ESA keep a close eye on these objects, tracking their
01:16paths and predicting potential impacts, the truth is that our planet is more vulnerable
01:21than we think.
01:23For every known asteroid, there are countless others that have yet to be discovered.
01:29Some of these could be on a collision course with Earth, and we might not even know it
01:33until it's too late.
01:35The asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013 was a wake-up call.
01:41It came without warning, traveling at over 40,000 mph before it detonated in the atmosphere,
01:47with a force 30 times greater than the Hiroshima bomb.
01:51The shockwave shattered windows, damaged buildings, and injured over 1,500 people.
01:57And yet, this asteroid was relatively small about 66 feet in diameter.
02:03Imagine the devastation if a larger asteroid, say 1,000 feet across, were to strike a populated
02:09area.
02:11The consequences would be catastrophic.
02:14Scientists estimate that an asteroid just half a mile wide could cause global devastation,
02:19while one larger than a mile could threaten the very survival of humanity.
02:24Despite these risks, funding for asteroid detection and deflection efforts remains limited.
02:31Current technology might not be sufficient to prevent an impact, especially if we have
02:35only a short time to prepare.
02:38In recent years, missions like NASA's DART, Double Asteroid Redirection Test, have shown
02:43promise in demonstrating our ability to deflect asteroids.
02:48However, these efforts are still in their infancy, and we have much to learn.
02:53Moreover, the political and financial challenges of mounting a successful planetary defense
02:59effort are immense.
03:01Coordinated, international action is essential, but achieving this is no small feat.
03:07The threat of asteroids is real, and it's not just the stuff of science fiction.
03:12Our planet has been struck before, and it will happen again.
03:16The question is not if, but when.
03:19As we continue to explore the cosmos and expand our knowledge of the universe, we must also
03:23recognize the dangers that lie in our cosmic backyard.
03:27The time to act is now, before a silent killer from space catches us off guard, in the grand
03:32scheme of things, Earth is a tiny, fragile oasis in a vast and sometimes hostile universe.
03:39It's up to us to protect it, not just from the threats we can seek, but from those we
03:42cannot.
03:44The next great asteroid impact may be centuries away or it could happen tomorrow.
03:48Are we truly prepared?
03:51The answer may determine the future of our species.