Massive asteroid close to Earth

[DTS]

April 19, 2017
... the largest such object to pass so close to Earth since 2004. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning’ to discuss how the asteroid will not affect us now but underscores the looming dangers of other space objects headed our way. WATCH NOW!

http://mkaku.org/home/kaku-on-close-call-with-asteroid/

[MKJ]

[plained]

oh noes!

*recycles furiously to save planet

[Eraser]

Isn't it true that you can stick such a date to any asteroid that passes Earth? Some dates just go a bit further back than others.

[seremtan]

it's things like this we have to worry about:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub ... _specifics

[SoM]

hit us already and stop this world madness

[losCHUNK]

Aim for Texas

[SoM]

that will be done when yellowstone erupts haha

[phantasmagoria]

it's things like this we have to worry about:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub ... _specifics

the real menace is Crabulon:



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[Gargamel9000]

I bet its bcuz Putin, Trump or some Nazis!

[graceinc]

Did it pass the earth yet or is due?

[Κracus]

The chances of one hitting us are so remote... After playing games like Elite Dangerous which give you a great perspective on how tiny in such a vast expanse it's easy to see how minuscule the chances are of being struck. It only seems big because we live on it and that's how we perceive it.

Chances are, our end won't be at the hands of some random asteroid. It'll be a giant star in our own galaxy that explodes and irradiates us with gamma rays.

[Mat Linnett]

And on the flipside, if you extend over time, the chance becomes a certainty. Over its existence, Earth will be hit again by an extinction event asteroid.
In fact, if you look at the statistics, we're overdue one

[Κracus]

You also have to keep in mind that as more and more asteroids in our system collide with large objects there are less and less asteroids to go around...

[Doombrain]

After playing games like Elite Dangerous

This is why you get trolled so much. #ijs

[losCHUNK]

You also have to keep in mind that as more and more asteroids in our system collide with large objects there are less and less asteroids to go around...

This also works in reverse, in that it can create more debris due to the extremely low gravity. It's like a cycle... little asteroids get hoovered up by bigger asteroids who get smashed apart by equals. The real problem is comets n shit coming from outside the solar system, or the Oort cloud and knocking shit about.

Theoretically Earth is advanced enough to spot anything amiss well in advance, wether we can do something about it is another story.

[Κracus]

After playing games like Elite Dangerous

This is why you get trolled so much. #ijs

Whatevs, I still think it's a great tool to showcase how tiny we are in relative terms to other celestial bodies.

[Eraser]

You also have to keep in mind that as more and more asteroids in our system collide with large objects there are less and less asteroids to go around...

This also works in reverse, in that it can create more debris due to the extremely low gravity. It's like a cycle... little asteroids get hoovered up by bigger asteroids who get smashed apart by equals. The real problem is comets n shit coming from outside the solar system, or the Oort cloud and knocking shit about.

Theoretically Earth is advanced enough to spot anything amiss well in advance, wether we can do something about it is another story.

Of course we can. Just send Bruce Willis up, he'll fix it for us.

[Eraser]

If NASA tried to communicate with it they'll find it's just seza's head wobbling about

[losCHUNK]

This also works in reverse, in that it can create more debris due to the extremely low gravity. It's like a cycle... little asteroids get hoovered up by bigger asteroids who get smashed apart by equals. The real problem is comets n shit coming from outside the solar system, or the Oort cloud and knocking shit about.

Theoretically Earth is advanced enough to spot anything amiss well in advance, wether we can do something about it is another story.

Of course we can. Just send Bruce Willis up, he'll fix it for us.

Well I was reading about an experiment where NASA was going to try changing the orbit of an asteroid by placing something heavy next to it and capturing it in orbit. If you catch a potential planet killer early enough then you'd only need a tiny change in direction to send it back off into space.

Trumps cut backs cancelled the fucking project though, along with the Europa lander

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_Redirect_Mission

[Doombrain]

You should all be more concerned about the super volcano in North America.

[losCHUNK]

You think I should get more mojitos ?

[Doombrain]

Do what makes you happy bruv.

[Captain]

If NASA tried to communicate with it they'll find it's just seza's head wobbling about

Combined with gwamps' colossal cranium it'd be the most bitter eclipse ever.

[Mat Linnett]

Perchance we might use said sizeable noggin to plug the perilous potential Yellowstone calamity?