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re: NASA makes emergency call as odds of ‘city-killing’ asteroid striking Earth increase
Posted on 2/12/25 at 8:52 am to boxcarbarney
Posted on 2/12/25 at 8:52 am to boxcarbarney
Sounds like another opportunity/excuse for a select few to waste trillions of dollars.
"Global Warming/Climate Change" removes the need for evasive actions.
We are all going to die anyway.
"Global Warming/Climate Change" removes the need for evasive actions.
We are all going to die anyway.
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Posted on 2/12/25 at 8:54 am to boosiebadazz
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Honestly, as a planet of CISgender shite lords who commit mass rape and violence on the trans community by not using the correct pronouns, we kind of deserve it.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 8:55 am to LegendInMyMind
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Tracking these things is basic math. Once they get better eyes on it, there really aren’t any variables.
Yeah, that pesky atmosphere has a lot of tricks up its sleeve.
Not just the atomsphere, you have solar winds and gravitational forces to take into account. Using computer modeling you can estimate the gravitational forces, but the solar winds can be the wildcard as solar flares could randomly eject solar winds altering the path of the asteroid.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 8:58 am to boxcarbarney
CHOOT IT
Posted on 2/12/25 at 11:03 am to boxcarbarney
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In reality, the asteroid could be much larger.
And it could also be much smaller, but we won’t dare print that, right???!!!
Posted on 2/12/25 at 11:13 am to SlickRick55
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And it could also be much smaller
I believe that since they’re using reflected sunlight to measure the size, they’re confident in what they’re able to actually see, but they’re also saying that some of the object may not be reflecting light back to them so there could be more of it that’s undetectable at the moment.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 12:18 pm to boxcarbarney
Ancient Apocalypse Pt 2
Posted on 2/12/25 at 12:19 pm to boxcarbarney
Before I freak out what city is supposed to be hit? There are plenty that could use an enema.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 12:20 pm to HogPharmer
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It would be like a world wide post-super bowl Philadelphia.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 12:48 pm to boxcarbarney
Let's just hope it hits somewhere in California.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 1:07 pm to Mockingbird2008
From the track, it would have a good chance of hitting land. The crater would make a great tourist destination.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 1:24 pm to boxcarbarney
It's amazing that NASA's budget is half of USAID's.
True.
True.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 2:49 pm to boxcarbarney
I'm sure my homeowners isn't covering that
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:29 pm to boxcarbarney
With the earth being 71% water, the odds of it hitting land, mathematically speaking, are 1 in 148
0.58% of the earths surface is considered an urban city, which bumps the odds to 1 in 7400. I think our cities are safe
0.58% of the earths surface is considered an urban city, which bumps the odds to 1 in 7400. I think our cities are safe
This post was edited on 2/12/25 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 2/12/25 at 5:37 pm to boxcarbarney
Posted on 2/12/25 at 5:40 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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urban city, which bumps the odds to 1 in 7400. I think our cities are safe
Asteriod > " urban cities"
Posted on 2/12/25 at 5:42 pm to tadman
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Can we pick which city?
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Minneapolis
Posted on 2/12/25 at 6:39 pm to boxcarbarney
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Dubbed 2024 YR4, the building-sized space rock reportedly has a 1-in-43 chance of slamming into Earth in 2032
Take a second to realize, we are living in a time where we used a ~350 sq ft mirror attached to a telescope in solar orbit a million miles away from earth to look at an asteroid estimated to be the size of the leaning tower of Pisa.
On Christmas Day, that asteroid was only a half million miles away from Earth. The telescope we used to see it was twice as far away on the far side of Mars, We were able to communicate with this telescope, tell it to zoom in on the object and not only see it, but judge its ~size and speed and orbit, and even calculate when it will come closest to hitting earth as well as its chance of hitting earth by using technology that didn't exist 10 years ago.
I am 57 yrs old. My Grandfather, who was a major part of my upbringing, was 3 yrs old when the first human left the Earth in flight.
It is more than a little overwhelming when you think of this in those terms. At least for me it is.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 8:44 pm to BabyTac
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which laid waste to around 80 million trees in Siberia in 1908, according to Space.com.
Nah the matter/anitimatter reactor blew up.
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