Toxikk Veteran Posted July 30, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 30, 2002 PASADENA, California (AP) -- Astronomers said Monday they have determined that a newly discovered, 1.2-mile-wide asteroid will miss the Earth in 2019. Last week, preliminary calculations of the orbital path traveled by asteroid 2002 NT7 suggested the space rock had about a 1-in-250,000 chance of plowing into the Earth on February 1, 2019. Such an impact would cause devastation on a continental scale. Follow-up observations during the weekend showed the asteroid and the Earth won't meet -- at least for now, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Astronomers initially calculated at least seven potential impact dates beginning in 2019. Only one -- February 1, 2060 -- has yet to be ruled out, but astronomers expect to dismiss that threat as well after more observations of the asteroid are made. Source: CNN.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazerBack Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 We're all gonna Live!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimatrixzer0 Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 why not start trying to blow it out of the sky now and not take that risk ? :ermm: in 58 years I'd assume we could do it :ponder: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 so instead of nuking giant space rocks to save the earth, a mathematician saved the world by carrying the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimatrixzer0 Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 man, if in 2060 theres a chance that rock might hit us I'm gonna be like,... you had 58* freaking years to blow it up... time wasted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 ohwell, i was going to have the ultimate party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Thank Goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCe_2x Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Yay!...Im gonna live....[hoping planet X doesnt kill us all next year] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 I don't know how much you can trust NASA with their calculations, they dont have a good history with calculating stuff. I wonder if they used feet and inches or if they messed up again and used the metric system....;) 400th POST!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persianpsycho Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 my dad worked for nasa, he said they are corrupt :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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