Episode

Horizon: Hunt for the Doomsday Asteroid (Update)

Name: Horizon: Hunt for the Doomsday Asteroid (Update)
Released: 1995-11-20
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon presents an update on the story about asteroids colliding with Earth some day.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 32
Episode: Episode 17
Air date: 1995-11-20
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Hunt for the Doomsday Asteroid (Update) is Episode 17 in 1995 of Horizon. It aired on 1995-11-20. The runtime is 60 min.

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