[Innovative]

I thought NASA was working on ways to deflect asteroids from coming to earth.

[robowombat]

They are still working off the backload of Muslim science assistance issues.

[Fireone]

I thought NASA was refocused to teach Muslim girls.

[plain talk]

I thought asteroids were not a problem based on some of the Free Republic scoffers.

[ClearCase_guy]

In other news, global temperature will be 1.73 degrees warmer 100 years from now.

[Halgr]

A hugely expensive undertaking....ain’t gonna happen.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

AN ASTEROID which came crashing into Earth and NASA had no idea it was coming reiterates the need to keep a closer eye on the sky in case a massive space rock comes hurtling towards our planet.

Another manufactured crisis to not let go to waste.

[be-baw]

That seems awfully small for an “asteroid.” Isn’t it really a meteor?

[litehaus]

It’s gonna B a CATS ASS TROPHY !!!!!!!

[bigbob]

Thank goodness NOAA isn’t like that, or they’d predict Alabama might be affected by a hurricane...

[Jim W N]

reiterates the need to keep a closer eye on the sky in case a massive space rock comes hurtling towards our planet

And exactly what good will that do?

[BradyLS]

All of the ways considered involve muggles paying more in taxes. They’re positively giddy about it.

[Telepathic Intruder]

"I thought NASA was working on ways to deflect asteroids from coming to earth. "

Whoever you heard that from, it wasn't NASA.

[ArcadeQuarters]

We failed so we need more money.

[marron]

From the time they spotted it to the time it hit would be about 8 hours at the speed it was traveling. Not enough time to bring Bruce Willis out of retirement.

[PIF]

Nice deceptive headline - the rock exploded in the atmosphere above the Caribbean and not in to it.

[READINABLUESTATE]

“but the way it approached unexpectedly reaffirms the need for more eyes on the sky”
Why? What would we do about it if we say it coming?

All about grant money.

[Jim W N]

As with almost every bureaucracy in this bloated basically totalitarian federal government, NASA’s mostly concerned about getting a bigger bureaucracy so they can get more money.

[Vermont Lt]

Yeah, this was a test of their “let it hit the ocean” system.

//sarc

[tm61]

There’s that word again

Unexpectedly

I remember it well from the obammie years and his economic record

[ssfromla]

reiterates the need to keep a closer eye on the sky

Hold on to your wallet. Here comes another big money grab from NASA.

What they spend in one day could feed the world. And it's our money not theirs.