Asteroid Adventures - Chris Lintott

00:00 // Introduction 05:15 // The Asteroid Belt 07:18 // Lucy Mission 11:47 // Donaldjohanson 16:26 // Other Asteroids 20:05 // Asteroid Threats 25:24 // Probability and Panic 31:56 // Deflecting Asteroids 33:14 // Bennu 36:37 // Chemistry of Life 38:52 // The Flyby 46:05 // Ending Watch the Q&A session here:    • Q&A: Asteroid Adventures - Chris Lintott   Asteroids were for years considered 'celestial vermin' - objects which got in the way of more interesting fodder for astronomers. Now, they are central to our Solar System's story, representing the building blocks from which planets are made, and capable of telling us the history of the last five billion years. This lecture considers two missions - Lucy, which flies past asteroid Donald Johnson in April 2025, and OSIRIS-ReX, which recently returned from threatening near-Earth asteroid Bennu bearing samples of this unusual world. This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 23rd April 2025 at Conway Hall, London Chris is Gresham Professor of Astronomy. He is also a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, and a Research Fellow at New College. The transcript of the lecture is available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/a... Gresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/get-involve... Website: https://gresham.ac.uk Twitter:   / greshamcollege   Facebook:   / greshamcollege   Instagram:   / greshamcollege   Support Us: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/get-involve...