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NASA Warns Of Massive 236-Foot Asteroid Currently Approaching Earth
I B Times ^
| 12/03/2019
| Inigo Monzon
Posted on 12/05/2019 6:50:55 AM PST by BenLurkin
Details regarding the incoming space rock have been collected by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). The agency noted that the asteroid, which has been identified as 2019 WW, is currently flying across space towards Earth at an average speed of almost 22,000 miles per hour.
According to CNEOS, the asteroid has an estimated diameter of 236 feet, making it longer than the wingspan of a Boeing 747 plane.
2019 WW has been labeled as an Apollo asteroid due to its natural orbit. Like other Apollo asteroids, 2019 WW follows a wide orbit around the Sun and the Earth. From time to time, the asteroids cross the path of Earth as it makes its way around the massive star.
After analyzing 2019 WW’s trajectory, CNEOS was able to obtain information regarding the asteroid’s past and future close intersections with Earth. According to CNEOS’ database, the last time the asteroid approached the planet was on Nov. 24, 2018.
According to CNEOS, 2019 WW is expected to approach Earth on Dec. 4 at 8:20 p.m. EST. During this time, the asteroid is expected to be about 0.02213 astronomical units or around 2.1 million miles from the planet’s center.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: 2019ww; apolloasteroid; asteroid; asteroids; astronomy; catastrophism; electricuniverse; eugeneparker; isois; nasa; parkersolarprobe; science
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To: BenLurkin
NASA Warns Of Massive 236-Foot Asteroid Currently Approaching Earth But they're not worried about diminutive 236-foot asteroids.
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posted on
12/05/2019 10:00:11 AM PST
by
Disambiguator
("Progressives" want government in action. Conservatives want government inaction.)
To: SolidRedState
My last wrong turn at Albuquerque resulted in me hiking the Grand Canyon. After 23 miles, I greatly regretted it.
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12/05/2019 10:20:46 AM PST
by
Jan_Sobieski
(Sanctification)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/05/2019 10:34:08 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
To: BenLurkin
Just who have they got running their asteroid tracking program?
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posted on
12/05/2019 10:35:40 AM PST
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jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; aragorn; ...
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posted on
12/05/2019 11:24:34 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: BenLurkin
We certainly deserve to have all 236 feet of that asteroid impact on Washington, DC, the seat of Satan and the nexus of evil in the modern world, destroying the Western world. I suspect the Almighty will spare us, however.
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posted on
12/05/2019 11:35:27 AM PST
by
backwoods-engineer
(Politics is the continuation of war by other means. --Clausewitz)
To: backwoods-engineer
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posted on
12/05/2019 11:37:29 AM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
Just who have they got running their asteroid tracking program?
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12/05/2019 1:34:00 PM PST
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jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: North Coast Conservative
The Heavens Gate cult members are coming back!!!
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posted on
12/05/2019 4:05:55 PM PST
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Redcitizen
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To: BenLurkin
“ 2019 WW.” WW stands for Winchester Whitebox.
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12/05/2019 4:07:33 PM PST
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Redcitizen
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To: kaehurowing
Don’t worry. We put in Earth 2.0 while you were sleeping. Didn’t even Interrupt your snoring. :)
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12/05/2019 4:12:19 PM PST
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Redcitizen
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To: Ancesthntr
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12/05/2019 5:48:22 PM PST
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goldbux
(No sufficiently rich interpreted language can represent its own semantics. — Alfred Tarski, 1936)
To: SolidRedState
2.1 million miles or 9 times the distance from the moon. Why is this a “warning”
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12/05/2019 7:44:37 PM PST
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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