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"Planet Killer" Asteroid Spotted That Poses Distant Risk to Earth
The New York Times (via MSN.com) ^ | 31 October 2022 | Robin George Andrews

Posted on 10/31/2022 9:30:50 PM PDT by zeestephen

Some asteroids occupy corners of the sky in which the sun's glare smothers them...Last year, in the hope of finding asteroids cloaked by excessive sunlight, an international team of astronomers co-opted a camera primarily designed to investigate the universe's notoriously elusive dark matter.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Science
KEYWORDS: 2022ap7; asteroid; asteroids; astronomy; catastrophism; robingeorgeandrews; science
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To: Maris Crane

Are they interchangeable?

I always remember it by the saying, “The effect affected me.”

I believe people have become accustomed to reading the wrong words in their context.

My pet peeve is, “Me and my friends…..”

Mrs Strople always beat it into my head that when a person is writing, “You always come last.”


21 posted on 11/01/2022 8:01:49 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: P.O.E.

I remember that movie! Unfortunately they found that the electrical currents were the same as on Earth, not reversed.


22 posted on 11/01/2022 8:27:33 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( FR is on GAB! https://gab.com/groups/67851)
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To: zeestephen

Ya, It’s one that we need to keep an eye on going forward, and should dedicate some resources to keeping plots of its orbit accurate over time. There are a bunch of these really, and it’s one of the few actual legitimate tasks that government could take on, that’s not specifically called out in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.

It might be worth the time to start thinking long-term about such things, because if you take action early enough you can actually do some good.


23 posted on 11/01/2022 10:13:27 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: Doctor Congo
But they claim it will be effected by the Earth’s gravity and will have a different path the next time around. Something for the grand kids to worry about.

Predicting orbitals is a much harder problem than most people realize, especially if you want to look several orbits in the future. Look up "three body problem" in your favorite search engine.

24 posted on 11/01/2022 10:16:29 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: zeestephen

‘Assroid’ Reminds me of any D.


25 posted on 11/01/2022 11:14:56 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (D.I.S.T.R.A.C.T.I.O.N.S.)
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To: Mark17

I think mental illness healthcare for the elite class will take up all our tax base.


26 posted on 11/01/2022 9:48:27 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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To: zeestephen

Killer Asteroid 2022 - Just End It Now!


27 posted on 11/01/2022 9:49:50 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: taxesareforever

It certainly could.


28 posted on 11/01/2022 10:09:18 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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