Film Night August – The Cosmos revisited 45 Years later – Heaven and Hell
August 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Episode 4: Heaven and Hell
Subject: Comets, asteroids, and impacts (Tunguska, Venus greenhouse); planetary evolution and catastrophes. 45 Years Later:
- Chicxulub crater confirmed as dinosaur extinction cause (1980s–1990s); multiple impact threats mapped (NEOWISE, etc.).
- Venus: confirmed runaway greenhouse; no life but extreme lessons for Earth climate.
- Jupiter’s Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact (1994) observed live; DART mission (2022) demonstrated asteroid deflection technology.