The Sky at Night · SEASON 26

The Cosmic Serpent

Episode 11 · 1982-10-31

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Episode overview

Can comets have collided with the earth? According to a new theory by Dr Clube and Dr Napier from the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, collisions can happen, and it was one such event which wiped out the dinosaurs over 60 million years ago. Dr Clube and Patrick Moore discuss these surprising theories.

Season 26 episodes

1. The Winter Sky1982-01-10 2. The Changing Face of Venus1982-02-07 3. The Largest Star?1982-03-14 4. When Planets Loop the Loop1982-04-04 5. The Unfolding Universe1982-04-25 6. The Depths of Space1982-05-16 7. La Palma: a New Observatory1982-06-06 8. The Hunt for the Tenth Planet1982-07-19 9. Siding Spring1982-08-22 10. The Mystery of the Spiral Arm1982-09-26 11. The Cosmic Serpent1982-10-31 12. The Last Man on the Moon1982-12-06