Here's How an Asteroid Threatens Earth in CBS' 'Salvation' (Gallery)

Making Plans

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In the episode of "Salvation" scheduled to come out July 26 on CBS, Grace makes decisions that will be life or death for millions of people.

Unexpected Turns

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Liam Cole, played by Charlie Rowe, built the simulation that first detected that there might be an unknown asteroid nearby.

Thinking Outside the Box

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Darius Tanz, portrayed by Santiago Cabrera, uses his status as a tech entrepreneur to work toward a faster solution to the incoming asteroid threat.

Great Minds

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In the suspense thriller "Salvation," Liam Cole, played by Charlie Rowe and Dennis Boutsikaris portrays Dr. Malcom Croft.

Taxing the Imagination

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The theoretical EmDrive provides a possible way to get a solution up to the asteroid fast enough to avert danger to Earth in "Salvation."

The End is Near

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"Salvation" is a thriller which explores life and death choices when an asteroid barrels toward Earth.

The Tech

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Darius, a tech star, works with a team to create theoretically impossible technology to destroy the asteroid that threatens Earth.

The Fight

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Darius Tanz' private spaceflight company has an uneasy relationship with the U.S. government as they both try to avert the catastrophe of an incoming asteroid in "Salvation."

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Christine Lunsford
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Christine Lunsford joined the Space.com team in 2010 as a freelance producer and later became a contributing writer, covering astrophotography images, astronomy photos and amazing space galleries and more. During her more than 10 years with Space.com, oversaw the site's monthly skywatching updates and produced overnight features and stories on the latest space discoveries. She enjoys learning about subjects of all kinds.