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Freedomofspeech
(4,218 posts)rickyhall
(4,889 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I'm about done with this planet.
Freedomofspeech
(4,218 posts)LW1977
(1,227 posts)Im gonna hide in something made of steel.
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)pwb
(11,205 posts)?
It's a near-miss, not a hit.
0rganism
(23,856 posts)i'm really tired of 2020. literally, i'm weary every day.
Jan. 20 can't get here soon enough.
CloudWatcher
(1,831 posts)It's due to hit Earth's ORBIT, not our atmosphere. It's a miss, not a hit.
LymphocyteLover
(5,601 posts)It is crossing our orbit farther away than the Sun 121 million miles? Atmosphere? Trumps NASA??
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Maybe we can get it to swoop down, grab all the Trumps and Trump enablers and worshipers and supporters and carry them on with it, then keep on going.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)And just a month ago there was a car-sized rock that barely missed us, came out of nowhere.
Yikes.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/252145/20200831/nasa-tracks-an-asteroid-double-the-size-of-great-pyramid-of-giza-that-will-collide-the-earths-orbit.htm
The article jumps all over the place and is very randomly edited (e.g. confusing miles with miler per hour) but freaks me out nonetheless.
DBoon
(22,288 posts)If we stop testing for asteroids, we won't see so many. Problem solved.
Traildogbob
(8,584 posts)1600 Pennsylvania Ave. you will be greatly rewarded. If you REALLY want your following to increase, and punish those poisoning your planet. You may be sick of humans, but save the rest of your creation by ending GOP. Targeting the Anti Christ there would be a good show of you power to smash him. Now THAT would be some damn GOOD God Blessin AmurKKKa.
totodeinhere
(13,037 posts)The headline is fear mongering.
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Turbineguy
(37,213 posts)Only trump can fix it!
BumRushDaShow
(127,331 posts)Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 45/180
History
Founded in 2014, The Science Times is a website that publishes news on scientific research and technology in a variety of fields. According to their about page We provide credible news & info., in-depth reference material about diverse subjects that matter to everyone. We are a source for original and timely science and research information as well as breaking news in the various fields we represent.
The website lacks transparency as they do not openly disclose ownership or editors, and infrequently name authors or provide bios.
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In review, The Science Times publishes news and information related to science in such fields as medicine, space, AI, and the environment. Articles and headlines do not use loaded language such as this COVID-19: Children Might Carry Up to 100 Times More Viral Genetic Material Than Adults. This story is sourced to JAMA Pediatrics. In fact, most articles on the website are sourced to credible scientific journals and research studies such as The Lancet, CDC, and National Academy of Sciences. While most information is credible science they also occasionally run sensational stories such as this An Unknown 15-Foot Creature Washed up on Merseyside, UK Beach. This story is sourced to the Questionable Daily Mail, which frequently publishes false and misleading information. Further, they have also published misinformation regarding the Coronavirus. In general, The Science Times is not a credible pro-science source as they completely lack transparency, occasionally utilize poor sources, and have failed fact checks.
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Did a scientific study conclude that women with big butts have smarter children? False
Overall, we rate The Science Times Questionable due to the use of poor sources, a complete lack of transparency, and failed fact checks. (D. Van Zandt 8/2/2020)
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-science-times/
Anything that would be a "legit" site would not put bullshit in about an asteroid being "Set To Hit Earth's Atmosphere Next Week".
The actual headline now is - "Asteroid Bigger Than Great Pyramid of Giza May Pass Earth Next Week", which is better but the b.s. about "hitting the atmosphere" that remains in the article, completely destroys all credibility.
yellowwoodII
(616 posts)Looks like just another warning for now.
CloudWatcher
(1,831 posts)roamer65
(36,739 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)Chichiri
(4,667 posts)The asteroid's closest approach will be 19 times the distance to the Moon. Maybe the very outer fringes of our exosphere.
NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)the giant space rock is no threat to human life."
Hmmm....I dunno. Kinda sounds like what they used to say about tRump before he was elected.
Baclava
(12,047 posts)NEO Earth Close Approaches
https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
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Large Asteroid to Safely Pass Earth on Sept. 1
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/large-asteroid-to-safely-pass-earth-on-sept-1
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Asteroid 2011 ES4 will pass closest on September 1
The orbit of asteroid 2011 ES4 is still not entirely known. Our knowledge of it might improve sometime today or early tomorrow if it is recovered by astronomers. Its expected to pass within the moons orbit, possibly as close as 0.19 lunar distances.
https://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2011-es4-closer-than-moon-september-1-2020#:~:text=The%20orbit%20of%20asteroid%202011%20ES4%20(in%20white)%20is%20slightly,this%20illustration%20via%20NASA%2F%20JPL.
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Midnight Writer
(21,552 posts)Whiskeytide
(4,459 posts)... the Space Force, his Sharpie and Bruce Willis, and saved Earth from certain destruction. Thats worth, what? A couple extra terms?
muriel_volestrangler
(101,160 posts)https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=465824;orb=1;old=0;cov=0;log=0;cad=1#cad
NASA data for 2010 FR aka 465824; close approach 0.04955 AU (astronomicla unit - ie the average sun-Earth distance, about 93 million miles) on 6th Sept.
The Mirror (god help us, but that tabloid is more reliable than "Science Times", a highly dubious site that can't count or write decent English - automatic translation?) got it right: https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/nasa-says-asteroid-twice-big-22604539