LAOLONG Posted October 9, 2015 http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/610777/NASA-asteroid-warning-86666-near-miss-planet-Earth-48-hours 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Nothing to worry about, this'll miss us by a couple million miles. I believe one estimate is 67.5 LD's. LD being the distance from the earth to the moon(bout a 250,000 miles). Course we have had a couple dozens of asteroids come within a single LD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_asteroid_close_approaches_to_Earth which is a much closer shave. Worse about a year and a half ago an unusually strong solar storm flare missed the earth, hitting where we were 2 weeks earlier, that might have knocked half the planet back to 1860's tech. All in all I think we've gotten okay at seeing asteroids in near collision courses and we're getting better every year. We've successfully landed on one and given enough time could probably change ones course. Given enough time, being the make or break question. But find it early enough and (according to scientists) simply spraying dark paint one one side, can change the course that .0001% that makes a million miles difference. Edited October 9, 2015 by thelerner 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted October 9, 2015 Gonna need a bigger boat... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SonOfTheGods Posted October 9, 2015 http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/610777/NASA-asteroid-warning-86666-near-miss-planet-Earth-48-hours Seems everything you post is about a doomsday scenario Is life that bad for you? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AussieTrees Posted October 9, 2015 Quote or near verbatim. "The apocalypse is coming,and when it comes. You wanna be ready,well we gonna be ready." Taken from those survivalist series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Quote or near verbatim. "The apocalypse is coming,and when it comes. You wanna be ready,well we gonna be ready." Taken from those survivalist series. If I see there spaceships taking off or a whole lotta people floating up into space then I know, that means trouble and its time to partee. quickly. Edited October 10, 2015 by thelerner 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 10, 2015 Gonna need a bigger boat... " It's just a model. " 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AussieTrees Posted October 12, 2015 Missed by that much. Just missed by 15 million miles. Everyone happy with that? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silent Answers Posted October 12, 2015 It's the one in 2036 you have to watch for, that's a close call. That one I'm sure we'll all be watching as it reportedly is going to pass under our satellites (in 2025)!? If it happens to pass through an area dubbed "the keyhole", it's game over in 2036 when it takes a second swing at us. Well, perhaps not game over...but a major set back in the evolution of life on Earth. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted October 12, 2015 Gonna need a bigger boat... or a MUCH bigger life vest! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted October 12, 2015 It's the one in 2036 you have to watch for, that's a close call. That one I'm sure we'll all be watching as it reportedly is going to pass under our satellites (in 2025)!? If it happens to pass through an area dubbed "the keyhole", it's game over in 2036 when it takes a second swing at us. Well, perhaps not game over...but a major set back in the evolution of life on Earth. Can't believe I just said thank you for that ... Edit: this boring, fact-based German-language article from 2013 states unequivocally that Apophis isn't a threat in either 2029 or 2036 ... whew! http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/weltall/asteroid-apophis-kollision-mit-erde-auch-2036-ausgeschlossen-a-877337.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted October 12, 2015 " It's just a model. " wrong movie haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silent Answers Posted October 13, 2015 Can't believe I just said thank you for that ... Edit: this boring, fact-based German-language article from 2013 states unequivocally that Apophis isn't a threat in either 2029 or 2036 ... whew! http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/weltall/asteroid-apophis-kollision-mit-erde-auch-2036-ausgeschlossen-a-877337.html When they start saying it's not a threat this early on, that's the time to start worrying! Haha. I can't remember where I first heard about it, but I'm sure Neil deGrasse Tyson has discussed it, too. Although he's an official stage puppet, used to defend the mainstream agenda. Whatever happens, should be interesting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MooNiNite Posted October 13, 2015 Nasa doctors more than half of the photos they release. its kinda rediculious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Nasa doctors more than half of the photos they release. its kinda rediculious Here they are at work turning a Martian into a boulder Edited October 13, 2015 by Nungali 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Everything Posted October 16, 2015 When a commet comes I actually hope it will hit my head first. I don't think the survivors are gonna have any fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wells Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) . Edited May 10, 2016 by Wells Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted October 16, 2015 Nasa doctors more than half of the photos they release. its kinda rediculious Color is problematic for Nasa, things are under low light and often look drab and washed out to the naked eye. So they colorize most pictures, often using an artists flair to create more interest. They'll also create panoramic views by stitching photos together. In a recent one the tech accidentally created blurring that was immediately considered proof they were either hiding something or the object was moving very fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilumairen Posted October 16, 2015 Color is problematic for Nasa, things are under low light and often look drab and washed out to the naked eye. So they colorize most pictures, often using an artists flair to create more interest. They'll also create panoramic views by stitching photos together. In a recent one the tech accidentally created blurring that was immediately considered proof they were either hiding something or the object was moving very fast. They also merge images taken in different spectrums - which I think is kinda neat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MooNiNite Posted October 16, 2015 Color is problematic for Nasa, things are under low light and often look drab and washed out to the naked eye. So they colorize most pictures, often using an artists flair to create more interest. They'll also create panoramic views by stitching photos together. In a recent one the tech accidentally created blurring that was immediately considered proof they were either hiding something or the object was moving very fast. Did you know there is only one real photo of the earth from space? all the rest are photoshopped Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 16, 2015 What ! No astronaut never took a pocket camera and snapped one off ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
