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Largest planet-killing asteroid approaching Earth this month

Stevicus

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Largest Planet-Killer Asteroid To Approach Earth This Month Arriving On Saturday

  • NASA spots a planet-killer asteroid approaching Earth
  • The approaching space rock is a potentially hazardous asteroid
  • The asteroid is big enough to cause a major impact event
A potentially hazardous asteroid that’s big enough to trigger a nuclear winter and mass extinction events on Earth following a collision will intersect the planet’s path this weekend. According to the data collected by NASA, the approaching asteroid is larger than the tallest man-made structure in the world.

NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has identified the incoming asteroid as 163373 (2002 PZ39). As indicated in CNEOS’ database, this asteroid is currently traveling toward Earth at a speed of almost 34,000 miles per hour.

It's labeled a potentially hazardous asteroid, but they say there is little chance of it hitting Earth. But there is still a chance it could hit, causing massive destruction and a potential nuclear winter lasting for years.

Since 163373 (2002 PZ39) follows an Earth-crossing orbit, it has a chance of colliding with Earth every time it passes the planet. If the asteroid collides with Earth, it will cause a major impact event.

NASA and other space agencies have warned that kilometer-sized asteroids can do a lot of damage to Earth. If 163373 (2002 PZ39) hits the planet, its initial blast would instantly kill off millions.

According to CNEOS, 163373 (2002 PZ39)’s near-Earth intersection will happen on Feb. 15 at 6:05 a.m. EST. During this time, the asteroid will pass over the planet from a distance of 0.03860 astronomical units or around 3.6 million miles away.

So, tomorrow morning at 6:05a EST, we will find out.

Could this be our last day on Earth?
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Largest Planet-Killer Asteroid To Approach Earth This Month Arriving On Saturday



It's labeled a potentially hazardous asteroid, but they say there is little chance of it hitting Earth. But there is still a chance it could hit, causing massive destruction and a potential nuclear winter lasting for years.





So, tomorrow morning at 6:05a EST, we will find out.

Could this be our last day on Earth?
They repeat those shows all the time.

But just in case I'll grab an umbrella if I see one.

:O)
 

Kangaroo Feathers

Yea, it is written in the Book of Cyril...
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Polymath257

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Largest Planet-Killer Asteroid To Approach Earth This Month Arriving On Saturday

It's labeled a potentially hazardous asteroid, but they say there is little chance of it hitting Earth. But there is still a chance it could hit, causing massive destruction and a potential nuclear winter lasting for years.

So, tomorrow morning at 6:05a EST, we will find out.

Could this be our last day on Earth?

3.6 million miles? You realize that's something like 15 times as far away as the moon, right? We've had a number of asteroids come a lot closer than that (although not as big).

I'll sleep well.
 

Altfish

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It's end days; Storm Denis and an asteroid this weekend and I'm off to Liverpool - tin hats needed I fear.
 

Stevicus

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3.6 million miles? You realize that's something like 15 times as far away as the moon, right? We've had a number of asteroids come a lot closer than that (although not as big).

I'll sleep well.

Sometimes I wonder, though. If there really was an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, would they actually inform the public? Would we even want to know?
 

wandering peacefully

Which way to the woods?
Sometimes I wonder, though. If there really was an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, would they actually inform the public? Would we even want to know?
I think some people would want to know so they could gather with family members for the final moments. It's kind of silly to think it can't happen considering the amount of aststoids traveling through space and the history of previous strikes. Look at Jupiter a few years ago.
 

Wu Wei

ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson

The irony of this post is I watched an old 50s SciFi movie last night
"When Worlds Collide" which by the way shows a complete lack of understanding of how things actually work, but it was entertaining in its naïveté

 

Cooky

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Largest Planet-Killer Asteroid To Approach Earth This Month Arriving On Saturday



It's labeled a potentially hazardous asteroid, but they say there is little chance of it hitting Earth. But there is still a chance it could hit, causing massive destruction and a potential nuclear winter lasting for years.





So, tomorrow morning at 6:05a EST, we will find out.

Could this be our last day on Earth?


"Dark star crashes, pouring its light into ashes
Reason tatters, the forces tear loose from the axis"
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
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Largest Planet-Killer Asteroid To Approach Earth This Month Arriving On Saturday



It's labeled a potentially hazardous asteroid, but they say there is little chance of it hitting Earth. But there is still a chance it could hit, causing massive destruction and a potential nuclear winter lasting for years.





So, tomorrow morning at 6:05a EST, we will find out.

Could this be our last day on Earth?
That damn Trump!

What?
Someone was going to say it.
I spared them the effort.
 

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
3.6 million miles? You realize that's something like 15 times as far away as the moon, right? We've had a number of asteroids come a lot closer than that (although not as big).

I'll sleep well.
Yeah. It was what, just a few years ago when a big one passed between the Earth and moon?
 

shmogie

Well-Known Member
Largest Planet-Killer Asteroid To Approach Earth This Month Arriving On Saturday



It's labeled a potentially hazardous asteroid, but they say there is little chance of it hitting Earth. But there is still a chance it could hit, causing massive destruction and a potential nuclear winter lasting for years.





So, tomorrow morning at 6:05a EST, we will find out.

Could this be our last day on Earth?
Individually, today could be my last day on earth. Years ago I read of a guy filling his waterbed, he fell asleep on the floor as it filled, it overfilled, rolled out of the frame, and killed him by smothering him. That was his last day on earth.

My point? **** happens, don't worry about things out of your control, it is wasted time and emotion.
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
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