[Interview+] What Would It Take to Catch Up With a Meteorite?

Earth is hit by meteorites every day. Some are harmless, some could be dangerous. But now we have the most advanced tool to discover and predict them, the Vera Rubin Observatory. Will it be enough to predict a hit with enough precision to catch up a meteorite mid-flight? Finding out in this interview. 👉 NOIRLab Interview 🟣 Guest: Ian Chow 📜 Predictions of Imminent Earth Impactors Discovered by LSST 00:00 Intro 01:54 Working with Vera Rubin 04:33 Early detections 14:12 How can we improve 18:20 Big threats 22:00 New method to identify asteroids 27:43 Amateur observations 31:52 Current obsessions 33:08 Final thoughts

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[Interview+] What Would It Take to Catch Up With a Meteorite? is an episode from Universe Today Guide to Space Audio by Universe Today Podcast.

This episode is 35:12 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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