Join Dr. Samuel Jackson for a behind-the-scenes look at how global space agencies work together on real-life planetary defence - far beyond Hollywood’s sci-fi blockbusters.
Discover how you’ll have a chance to witness a real-life asteroid fly-by in 2029 when Apophis comes so close to Earth that it will be visible to the naked eye across parts of Europe, Africa and Asia.
Defending Earth from asteroids
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