Episode
Horizon: Hunt for the Doomsday Asteroid
Overview
In this documentary, Horizon tries to answer the question if "Star Wars" technology could be used to destroy meteors big enough to threaten life on earth.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 31
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1994-02-28
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Hunt for the Doomsday Asteroid is Episode 7 in 1994 of Horizon. It aired on 1994-02-28. The runtime is 60 min.
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