Chances it’ll hit went back down if anyone is worried
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/asteroid-hit-earth-why-chances-keep-changing-rcna192723
Thankfully I live in the USA where we’re totally safe because we reject science! But don’t you try coming here for safety, we hate everybody else. You’ll probably just be sent to gitmo.
“I’m gonna go all in.”
Gimme that flush COME ON
Outside of extremely extenuating circumstances, this isn’t a worry. We already have proof-of-concept tech like DART to divert asteroids, aerospace engineers can use this to get governments to fund them even better, asteroid goes behind the sun for 3 years, asteroid diverting technology advances even further, in 2028 when the path of travel becomes more precise the chance of hitting us gets revised down to zero, and we’ve advanced our technology should anything more serious come our way in the future
The sad thing is that according to Scott Manley video the areas it can hit are equatorial Africa or South of India, so lot of countries will try to ignore it
Until those countries start planning a meteor re route, which if done improperly could push the impact zone anywhere.
I won’t believe it’s gonna miss us until it gets to 95% likely it will hit
Risk is probability times consequence. Focusing on the odds without considering the second half of the equation is stupid.
I begin to worry when I see this asteroid still in the sky and how it becomes gradually bigger
I’m going all in on the potential straight.
Some examples of very enjoyable related media that are not Don’t Look Up include The Last Policeman book trilogy and the Netflix animated series Carol & the End of the World.
(There’s nothing wrong with Don’t Look Up, but it’s the only recommendation I ever see.)
Odds are low, but not zero. Still a bit of a nothingburger now that we’ve been able to successfully land probes on asteroids to sample their contents (and even send back video similar to images taken by Mars rovers). Strap a small thermonuclear warhead to an unmanned probe and redirect its trajectory - not a simple matter but entirely feasible.
Wtf, no, the way to deflect an asteroid is to send something near it while it’s far away. Blowing it up just risks another smaller asteroid hitting us. Small changes in direction while incredibly fast away will change its path enough to be safe.
Holdup, your user avatar can be a GIF too?!
I have no idea, I had this on my computer so I uploaded it and it works. It works on some front ends and apps and not on others. I was just happy with the magic and used it!
Alabamans are still marrying their cousins.
I can’t blame them, their cousins are hot.
What are you talking about Shelbyville, why would we want to marry our cousins?
Yes! Eat all of our shorts!
