Posted on 05/03/2014 5:11:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Don't worry, NASA's known about it for ages. Like, four whole days.
So heres a fun fact: while you were sleeping last night, you had a near-death experience. Yes, you and everyone else on this lovely planet. In the wee hours of the morning, a pretty sizeable asteroid soared by the Earth, just missing it. But were okay. For now.
At 4:13am EDT, asteroid 2014 HL129 essentially side-swiped the Earth, coming within 186,000 miles of our planet. For reference, the moon is 238,855 miles away. Which means the asteroid was much, much closer to us than the moon will ever be. And the moon is pretty damn close. Like, we-sent-people-there-in-the-60s close.
Oh, and why is it called 2014 HL129? Its because we pretty much just discovered that this asteroid exists. Yep, a rock that NASAs Asteroid Watch says was about 25 feet wide (approximately the size of a bus) and came within space-moments of smacking our planet around was completely unknown until April 28th. Four days ago. But no big deal guys, no need to panic. Were fine.
Just know planet-wide destruction could be under a week away and we could have no idea. Neato.
(Excerpt) Read more at geekosystem.com ...
My God...that’s EPIC!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a gift.
You’re the gift!
Like venereal disease... the gift that keeps on giving... hahaha!!!
Uh...wow. Should we call you “The Drip” instead?
Hahaha!!!! Nah, “hale” is just fine, thanks!!!
Hmmm... Khent sees an opportunity to burn you.
Tell that little rainbowweasel to stop playing with fire.
She said: “Zip it, drippy.”
I’m removing myself from this powder keg...this sh*ts between y’all.
:^)
There was one last year that was inside the orbit of Geostationary satellites, less then 25000 miles.
Just damn...!
We’re gonna whacked in my lifetime!
The statistical chance of dying from an asteroid strike is about equal to being killed in a plane crash. While a lot less common, it will kill a lot of people when it happens.....
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