Expert: Asteroid May Hit Earth, but Don't Panic

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Originally posted by ozric

Whoo hoo now we've got a reason to send Bruce Willis into space (hopefully leave him there)

:evil:

LOL

here's some lyrics for ya :

Some say the end is near

Some say we'll see armageddon soon

I certainly hope we will

I sure could use a vacation from this

Bullsh1t three ring circus sideshow of freaks

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K33NU

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From Techspot :

Doomsday is year 2019

by Per @ 7:46 AM - [Comments]

An asteroid discovered just weeks ago has become the most threatening object yet detected in space.

A preliminary orbit suggests that 2002 NT7 is on an impact course with Earth and could strike the planet on 1 February, 2019 - although the uncertainties are large.

Astronomers have given the object a rating on the so-called Palermo technical scale of threat of 0.06, making NT7 the first object to be given a positive value.

From its brightness, astronomers estimate it is about two kilometres wide, large enough to cause continent-wide devastation on Earth.

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sp00nman

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: packs up and moves to the moon :

ah.. **** i wont be safe there either. :(

that thing is huge! Stuff like this just scares the sh*t outta me. I think we could stop it though... we have the tech almost, and all we gotta do is fire one big bomb or something at it, right? :s

Grand Master

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17 years, away, either a long time to party or we can stop it. I think any type of slight movement we can give it (by explosion or perpulsion) well move it a tade, if we do this far away enough, it will miss by a lott when it does reach earth

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Originally posted by K33NU

From Techspot :

Doomsday is year 2019

by Per @ 7:46 AM - [Comments]

An asteroid discovered just weeks ago has become the most threatening object yet detected in space.

A preliminary orbit suggests that 2002 NT7 is on an impact course with Earth and could strike the planet on 1 February, 2019 - although the uncertainties are large.

Astronomers have given the object a rating on the so-called Palermo technical scale of threat of 0.06, making NT7 the first object to be given a positive value.

From its brightness, astronomers estimate it is about two kilometres wide, large enough to cause continent-wide devastation on Earth.

oh joy!?!?! Right before my 47th birthday.....

"happy freakin' birthday" BLAM!

Grand Master

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The site said this:

Although astronomers say the object definitely merits attention, they expect more observations to show it is not on an Earth-intersecting trajectory.

So theres hope yet. :o

But in 2019 we might have some sort of missles or technology that can destroy it. Since we know about it, then we could develop some sort of technology.

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