2km-wide asteroid approaching Earth, NASA warns

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2km-wide asteroid approaching Earth, NASA warns

An asteroid big enough to kill millions of people is on its way to Earth but is expected to brush past, missing by a mere 25 million kilometers – a narrow distance by space standards, NASA said.

The celestial object, called Asteroid 86666 (2000 FL10), was first observed 16 years ago. On Saturday it will pass Earth, one of the biggest asteroids to approach our planet so closely.

The rock’s exact size is unknown, but it could be as wide as 2.6 kilometers, according to estimates. It will zip past at a speed of more than 64,000 kilometers an hour at a distance of about 25 million kilometers – about 67 times further than the moon.

The size of 2000 FL10 makes it large enough to be considered a potentially hazardous object (PHO). If it were to hit our planet, the effect would be devastating. The impact of such a PHO collision would potentially be similar to that of many thousands of atomic bombs blowing up at once.

Source: https://www.rt.com/news/318154-asteroid-not-collide-earth/

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Hope their mathematicians are accurate in their calculations.. ;)
 

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2km-wide asteroid approaching Earth, NASA warns

An asteroid big enough to kill millions of people is on its way to Earth but is expected to brush past, missing by a mere 25 million kilometers – a narrow distance by space standards, NASA said.

The celestial object, called Asteroid 86666 (2000 FL10), was first observed 16 years ago. On Saturday it will pass Earth, one of the biggest asteroids to approach our planet so closely.

The rock’s exact size is unknown, but it could be as wide as 2.6 kilometers, according to estimates. It will zip past at a speed of more than 64,000 kilometers an hour at a distance of about 25 million kilometers – about 67 times further than the moon.

The size of 2000 FL10 makes it large enough to be considered a potentially hazardous object (PHO). If it were to hit our planet, the effect would be devastating. The impact of such a PHO collision would potentially be similar to that of many thousands of atomic bombs blowing up at once.

Source: https://www.rt.com/news/318154-asteroid-not-collide-earth/

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Hope their mathematicians are accurate in their calculations.. ;)
Meh, Apophis passed closer than that, actually passing between the moon and Earth. So I'd say the mathematicians have a little wiggle room.
 

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2km-wide asteroid approaching Earth, NASA warns

An asteroid big enough to kill millions of people is on its way to Earth but is expected to brush past, missing by a mere 25 million kilometers – a narrow distance by space standards, NASA said.

The celestial object, called Asteroid 86666 (2000 FL10), was first observed 16 years ago. On Saturday it will pass Earth, one of the biggest asteroids to approach our planet so closely.

The rock’s exact size is unknown, but it could be as wide as 2.6 kilometers, according to estimates. It will zip past at a speed of more than 64,000 kilometers an hour at a distance of about 25 million kilometers – about 67 times further than the moon.

The size of 2000 FL10 makes it large enough to be considered a potentially hazardous object (PHO). If it were to hit our planet, the effect would be devastating. The impact of such a PHO collision would potentially be similar to that of many thousands of atomic bombs blowing up at once.

Source: https://www.rt.com/news/318154-asteroid-not-collide-earth/

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Hope their mathematicians are accurate in their calculations.. ;)

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Funny. I felt a breeze earlier. There wasn't supposed to be a breeze today.

I wonder if anyone else felt the breeze and actually ducked.
hahah The sky is falling!!
 

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Interesting about the breeze... Actually, this morning when I was having a cup of coffee, I had an uneasy feeling about a coming Armageddon.

I passed it off as maybe having one too many scotches last night, but after reading this, well, I don't know if it was the booze anymore
 

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Boomer is a good right wing sucker. Hey Boomer, I have a giant bank account I just got from some Prince in Nigeria. Give me your banking info and I'll transfer half to you. No catch, I'm just a nice guy.
I need a transfer fee of $265.38 to complete the transaction.
Don't worry, if it doesn't pan out you can shoot me.

Hey Troll, tell you're mother I forgot to leave money her dresser, catch her next time . ;)