The house-sized asteroid 2012 TC4 is slated to give Earth a close shave on Thursday, October 12, swooshing by our planet at approximately 5:41 UTC (1:41 a.m. EDT) at a distance of about 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers). Although there were some worries that this rocky object could hit the Earth, latest observations confirm that it poses no danger to our home planet at all.
1 posted on
10/10/2017 8:13:24 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
maybe it won’t threaten us unduly, but it would suck immensely if it happened to nail the Moon square-on.
2 posted on
10/10/2017 8:29:14 PM PDT by
txnativegop
(The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
To: BenLurkin
“This isn’t the ‘roid you’re looking for....”
-Star Wars
To: BenLurkin
Mr. Potato Head In Space!
To: BenLurkin
Close approach of asteroid 2012 TC4 poses no danger to EarthIf they're saying that I guess that means we're all doomed.
7 posted on
10/10/2017 9:44:39 PM PDT by
Bullish
(Whatever it takes to MAGA)
To: BenLurkin
Would be insane to think many years ago someone managed to land a steerable rocket pack on it and its about to do a course change to do indeed hit earth.
But in a tactical manner.....
Like a certain pudding boy ruler.
8 posted on
10/10/2017 11:10:19 PM PDT by
Daniel Ramsey
(Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best)
To: BenLurkin
I just saw this flyby (in New York) at a little after 7:00AM.
It was amazing!
I didn't even know about it beforehand. I just happened to be outside at the time.
9 posted on
10/13/2017 4:36:20 AM PDT by
RubyR
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