{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 780: When Asteroids &amp; Comets Attack!","description":"Astronomy Cast Ep. 780: When Asteroids &amp;amp; Comets Attack! By Fraser Cain &amp;amp; Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Jan 26, 2026. We live in a cosmic shooting gallery. It\u2019s not a matter of \u201cif\u201d but \u201cwhen\u201d! Dinosaurs, blah, blah, blah. You know the drill. But seriously, folks, it\u2019s raining rocks &amp;amp; ice out there! How seriously should we take it? What happens when a variety of different objects hit the Earth? Different kinds of objects affect Earth very differently when they impact. Let's discuss what makes an impactor more or less dangerous. &amp;nbsp; This show is supported through people like you on Patreon.com\/AstronomyCast&amp;nbsp; In this episode, we'd like to thank: Burry Gowen, Eric Lee, Jeanette Wink, Michael Purcell, Andrew Poelstra, David, David Rossetter, Ed, Gerhard Schwarzer, Jason Kwong, Joe McTee, Sergey Manouilov, Siggi Kemmler, Sergio Sancevero ","author_name":"Astronomy Cast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.astronomycast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39956415\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198114580"}