You might remember news reporting from earlier this year that a 180-foot asteroid had about a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. And if it did, it would unleash energy equivalent to hundreds of nuclear bombs. After further observations, astronomers <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/asteroid-earth-impact-disaster-nasa/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">revised that probability </a>way down, to close to zero. So what is our current capability to spot Earthbound asteroids? And how are governments <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/asteroid-earth-impact-disaster-nasa/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">preparing</a> to communicate and respond to a potential impact on a populated area?Joining Host Ira Flatow with some of the answers are Kelly Fast, from NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, and Leviticus “L.A.” Lewis, former FEMA liaison for that office.Guests: Dr. Kelly Fast is the acting planetary defense officer in NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, based in Laurel, Maryland.Leviticus “L.A.” Lewis is a former FEMA liaison to the NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/asteroid-earth-impact-disaster-nasa/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">sciencefriday.com.</a>
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