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Video companion · Cosmic Impacts and Planetary Defense

You're Actually Seeing Halley's Comet Right Now

A crater is only one possible ending; small bodies can explode in air, seed meteor showers, or have their paths changed.

What you’ll discover

  • How airbursts release energy without a crater
  • Why meteor showers trace comet debris
  • How planetary defense measures and tests asteroid deflection

Further reading