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Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by Atheist-Lite » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:02 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16756450

Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

An asteroid will pass by the Earth on Friday in something of a cosmic near-miss, making its closest approach at about 1600 GMT.

The asteroid, estimated to be about 11m (36ft) in diameter, was first detected on Wednesday.

At its closest, the space rock - named 2012 BX34 - will pass within about 60,000km of Earth - less than a fifth of the distance to the Moon.

Astronomers stress that there is no cause for concern.

"It's one of the closest approaches recorded," said Gareth Williams, associate director of the US-based Minor Planet Center.

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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:24 pm

:snooze:
Wake me up when you have some good news - like a direct hit.
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by Atheist-Lite » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:27 pm

JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote::snooze:
Wake me up when you have some good news - like a direct hit.
This is just getting the range. A tracer asteroid. I guess the big one will be sent on after it passes on wednesday? :tup:
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Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:28 pm

Promises promises.
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Post by FBM » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:40 pm

We never have any good global catastrophes anymore. :sigh: :bored:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:44 pm

It still wouldn't take out one of our carriers. :coffee:
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Post by FBM » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:48 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:It still wouldn't take out one of our carriers. :coffee:

If it were Iranian it could.
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:49 pm

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Gawdzilla wrote:It still wouldn't take out one of our carriers. :coffee:

If it were Iranian it could.
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by PsychoSerenity » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:52 pm

Meh. That's not much bigger than the satellite re-entry we had a few months back. If it was heading right for us, how much would make it to the ground? What kind of damage would be likely?
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by FBM » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:01 pm

Psychoserenity wrote:Meh. That's not much bigger than the satellite re-entry we had a few months back. If it was heading right for us, how much would make it to the ground? What kind of damage would be likely?
Maybe it could hit something important. Like a WalMart or something. :ab:
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by laklak » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:51 pm

Hit WALMART??!! :hairfire: :hairfire: I'm heading out now to stock up on doggie treats.
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by FBM » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:55 pm

laklak wrote:Hit WALMART??!! :hairfire: :hairfire: I'm heading out now to stock up on doggie treats.
Would you mind picking up a 20-pair pack of white tube socks for me? Oh, and a 30-30 Winchester. And a few bricks of ammo. :biggrin:
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by Audley Strange » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:11 pm

If you nearly miss something, you don't actually miss it do you?
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by PsychoSerenity » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:38 pm

Audley Strange wrote:If you nearly miss something, you don't actually miss it do you?
Correct, but there's a difference between "nearly" and "near". They are different types of words. We had this a few months ago.
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Re: Asteroid to make near-miss fly-by

Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:46 pm

Crumple wrote:...The asteroid, estimated to be about 11m (36ft) in diameter, was first detected on Wednesday...
Nice to know we'd get that kind of warning of a big one :?
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