The Moon captivates the human imagination, inspiring artistic creativity, religious fervour and scientific exploration. But what if it were destroyed in some cosmic accident – or by scientific meddling? What would happen to the Earth and its inhabitants? And could humanity survive without it?
Emma Kennedy talks to two space experts – award-winning astrophysicist Professor Ethan Siegel and astronomy journalist Dr. Stuart Clark – about the implications of an enormous cosmic event.
• “If something that was energetic enough struck the moon, it could, in fact, gravitationally unbind it just through a head-on collision” – Ethan Siegel
• “It's so deeply written into us that we have this nearby celestial neighbour. We would lose some of the very essence of what it is to be human.” – Stuart Clark
Listen to the whole episode here: https://listen.podmasters.uk/WhySeason2
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