Is space attempting to kill us? - Ron Shaneyfelt
May 05, 2026•5 min
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How likely is it that a massive asteroid will do major damage to Earth and its inhabitants? What about the sun -- is it dying out anytime soon? And the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way -- should we be worried about that? Ron Shaneyfelt assesses the dangers of space.
Lesson by Ron Shaneyfelt, animation by Retchy.
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