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It Came From Outer Space

In August, the most spectacular meteor shower of 2017 coincides with transmission: The Perseids! If it's clear, it'll be a great chance to see scores of bright shooting stars streaking across the night sky. As those shooting stars vaporise in the atmosphere, a small part of some of them will fall to earth as dust. This dust will contribute to a total of about 40,000 tonnes of space dust and debris that falls onto our planet every year. In this episode, Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock investigate this mysterious cosmic debris that comes from outer space.

English
  • Originally Aired August 13, 2017
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Production Code b091j816
  • Network BBC Four
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Name Type Role
Chris Lintott Guest Star
Maggie Aderin-Pocock Guest Star
Pete Lawrence Guest Star