Humanity’s Real Plan to Stop This Asteroid (Feat. Mark Rober)

If an asteroid is coming for Earth… what would we really do? Have a coffee with me! Try Cometeer with code CLEO for $20 off your Discovery Box on http://cometeer.com/cleo Imagine, it’s 2034, and a rock the size of a mountain, far off in our solar system is on a direct impact course for Earth. How would we know? And what would we actually DO about it? In this video, we play out a fictional asteroid headed for Earth – with help from my friend and former NASA engineer Mark Rober and rare access into a remote facility where they discover NEW asteroids – to show you all the real science and tech we would use to defend our planet if an asteroid is about to hit Earth! [SPOILER] Our rock was published in the Minor Planet Electronic Circular (MPEC) here! MPEC 2025-K125 : 2025 KS6 Chapters: 00:00 Did an asteroid hit Earth? 01:00 What happens if an asteroid is headed towards Earth? 01:52 Is that Mark Rober? 03:26 How big was the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs? 04:30 What happens when an asteroid hits Earth? 07:30 How are asteroids discovered? 10:39 Will an asteroid hit Earth? 13:15 Can we stop an asteroid? 15:27 What if we nuke an asteroid? 18:03 Did we discover an asteroid? 19:41 Did we stop the asteroid from hitting Earth? 20:42 Why is this HUGE* If True? 21:34 Can we escape Alcatraz? 21:42 :) You can find me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/cleoabram On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@cleoabram Or on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/cleoabram Bio: Cleo Abram is an Emmy-nominated independent video journalist. On her show, HUGE* If True, Cleo explores complex technology topics with rigor and optimism, helping her audience understand the world around them and see positive futures they can help build. Before going independent, Cleo was a video producer for Vox. She wrote and directed the Coding and Diamonds episodes of Vox’s Netflix show, Explained. She produced videos for Vox’s popular YouTube channel, was the…