Hangout-A-Thon 2014 – Astronomy Cast Encore Ep. 343 – The Universe Is Trying To Kill You

https://youtu.be/Vxa5DR7_IXM?t=2h58m18s

We always say that the Universe is trying to kill you, but we thought we’d really hammer the point home. Dr. Phil Plait from Bad Astronomy joins Fraser Cain for a very special episode of Astronomy Cast. Join us as we hammer out all the ways the Universe wants you dead.

Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer

“Death from the Skies” by Phil Plait

Chelyabinsk Event FAQs from the B612 Foundation

Surprise! The Earth is Hit by a lot more Asteroids Than You Thought — Universe Today

Tunguska Event – NASA

Asteroids Vs. Comets: NASA Expert Assesses Cosmic Threats to Earth — Cosmic Log/Alan Boyle

What Impact to Solar Flares Have on Human Activities — NASA

The Carrington flare of 1859 – NASA

The Closest Supernova Candidate — Phil Plait/Discover

Gamma Ray Bursts — UC Berkeley

Is Eta Carinae Heading Toward Another Eruption? — Universe Today

WR 104 Won’t Kill us After All — Universe Today

What if  Black Hole Formed in our Solar System — HowStuffWorks

Drake Equation

Fermi Paradox

How Will the Universe End? — UT

Milky Way is Destined to Collide with Andromeda Galaxy — NASA

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