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Astronomer Explains How NASA Detects Asteroids | WIRED

It’s the end of the world in “Don’t Look Up,” and it’s all thanks to a comet heading straight towards Earth. Dr. Amy Mainzer, a science consultant on “Don’t Look Up,” breaks down a few scenes from the film and explores the science behind near-Earth objects. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen…

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It’s the end of the world in “Don’t Look Up,” and it’s all thanks to a comet heading straight towards Earth. Dr. Amy Mainzer, a science consultant on “Don’t Look Up,” breaks down a few scenes from the film and explores the science behind near-Earth objects.

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Astronomer Explains How NASA Detects Asteroids | WIRED

46 Comments

  1. asdfasdf1331

    December 9, 2021 at 8:40 am

    Good video. Sad she didn’t mention one of my old projects (or show the telescopes), but that’s just me being petty.

    • retard

      December 9, 2021 at 9:22 am

      Why would she mention your projects?

  2. VIJAY SINGH MEENA

    December 9, 2021 at 9:00 am

    Asteroid NASA ko hi pahle uda dega.

  3. AtomicEy

    December 9, 2021 at 9:02 am

    likelihood of death
    by car accident-yes
    by shark-no
    asteroids affecting your life-BigNo

  4. Sia Ren kai

    December 9, 2021 at 10:48 am

    Botanist reviews plants vs zombies

  5. Vasanth C

    December 9, 2021 at 11:46 am

    Forget the Asteroid get full details of that Dr. Amy Mainzer.

  6. Seven Inches of Throbbing Pink Jesus

    December 9, 2021 at 12:00 pm

    Can’t we simply allow the human race to be put out of its collective misery with a nice mass extinction event? Why must we prolong the inevitable?

  7. Davit.G Dukart.M

    December 9, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    They can’t

  8. A Whiff Of Grapeshot

    December 9, 2021 at 1:20 pm

    “Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.”

    • Jean Bonnefoy

      December 9, 2021 at 4:05 pm

      Says the Encyclopedia Galactica. Somewhere around page 42🤔🤗?

    • Bill Bailey

      December 12, 2021 at 12:28 am

      Don’t Panic.

  9. Deepak Kashyap Rajput

    December 9, 2021 at 1:30 pm

    NASA got beauties with brains 😉

  10. Shiro K

    December 9, 2021 at 1:45 pm

    *Has anyone noticed? The astronomer looks exactly like the Indian actress Kajol*

  11. RAMOS, RHAYZCEL EVE M.

    December 9, 2021 at 1:59 pm

    Astronomy is amazing, there’s still a lot that we need to discover on Earth but space hits different

  12. Isaiah

    December 9, 2021 at 2:07 pm

    watching this after hearing that nasa says theres an asteroid tht might threaten earth this weekend. 😃👍🏽

  13. Caleb Gangte

    December 9, 2021 at 2:25 pm

    The coolest astronomer I’ve ever seen

  14. Cedgreentechmaui Cedgreentechmaui

    December 9, 2021 at 3:00 pm

    Share this video with Joe Rogan so he can stop freaking out so much.

    • Justa Youtuber

      December 10, 2021 at 3:06 am

      He’s afraid of vaccines and truth

  15. Chiranjeevi T

    December 9, 2021 at 4:11 pm

    She looked exactly like Jennifer Lawrence in thumbnail

  16. Hampus Brokmann

    December 9, 2021 at 4:13 pm

    So full of shiippi 😂😂

  17. tomtomdu

    December 9, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    She should have been cast instead of Jenifer

  18. Geoffry Gifari

    December 9, 2021 at 5:48 pm

    Where’s bruce willis when you need him

  19. Dave Batts

    December 9, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    I would much rather watch Amy explain astrophysics for 2 hours 18 minutes then go watch this movie.

  20. Charlie’s LunchTruck

    December 9, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    If in fact an asteroid were going to impact earth, would the public be told?
    I doubt it for obvious reason

  21. Just Call Me Charlie

    December 9, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    If in fact an asteroid were going to impact earth, would the public be told?
    I doubt it for obvious reason

  22. Kelly Armstrong

    December 9, 2021 at 11:26 pm

    how come we never see meteors coming up if we are a sphere?

    • Justa Youtuber

      December 10, 2021 at 3:04 am

      what? Think for a second

  23. Anthony

    December 9, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    1. Crash an object into it, 2. Gravity Ray, 3. Nuclear Warheads? These are not a 100% guaranteed ideas. I think NASA could do better. I won’t share my ideas, I’m looking forward to the Apocalypse. Which this is waste of time anyway, because we only have 40 – 100 years left.

  24. Saturdays Equals Youth

    December 10, 2021 at 2:21 am

    “No chance of impact.” –Dinosaurs

    • kenneth kho

      December 10, 2021 at 2:16 pm

      “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” –Dinosaurs

  25. Zalman Dice

    December 10, 2021 at 10:50 am

    She a baddie

  26. WaterspoutsOfTheDeep

    December 10, 2021 at 1:22 pm

    Video should be 10 seconds long. For all intents and purposes they don’t compared to the vast area ignored. Technology isn’t there yet, at least as far as we publicly know.

  27. The Smoke 1 Show.

    December 10, 2021 at 3:03 pm

    I like this.

  28. Michaelwolf23

    December 11, 2021 at 12:15 am

    Call Bruce willis

  29. Hayden

    December 11, 2021 at 8:48 am

    Is that Leo?

  30. Greg Quarery

    December 11, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    I remembered ʻOumuamua was spotted only forty days after it already entered the system and passed the Sun.

  31. 廖景云JayceeR

    December 11, 2021 at 8:16 pm

    i kinda hate that they didn’t even give a small effort to add any spoiler alert warning, they just straight-up talki about the show.. god!

  32. Bill Bailey

    December 12, 2021 at 12:41 am

    The most logical preparedness plan is, as said, gather everyone in a room. If it will strike Antarctica, they’ll meet in an underground bunker in Greenland. And if it is due to hit the North Pole, they’ll meet in Tazmania. And ASK, is it safe yet?,after it hits.

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  35. Kackrid

    December 12, 2021 at 11:56 pm

    Y’all can’t convince me that the “asteroid” in thumbnail is not a potato with fork stabbies in it.

  36. MrLegatoblue

    December 14, 2021 at 12:51 am

    She seems so amazing. I’m glad we have people like her.

  37. Big Dongle D

    December 15, 2021 at 8:42 am

    That Dr lady is hella cute

  38. I’mHigh OnPotnuse

    December 23, 2021 at 5:17 am

    Im in love 😩 she makes my universe expand

  39. Michelle Kostyk

    December 26, 2021 at 1:55 am

    i feel very reassured after seeing this. I watched the movie yesterday, and I have not stopped thinking about it since.

  40. metor collector omega

    December 26, 2021 at 10:57 pm

    They use religious books

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