One third the distance to the sun vs. a direct impact. That’s quite a discrepancy there, Ivan. Maybe he ought to lighten up a bit on that Siberian antifreeze he’s been drinking.
Maybe they are referring to the election of Trump. He’s like an asteroid in a way.
There was an asteroid a few years ago (a big one like the Russian one a few years ago) that passed by earth at something like 1/3 the distance to the moon - so very close IMHO.
They didn’t see it until a few days AFTER it passed by the earth. The sun was in their eyes! (Seriously).