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NASA launches spacecraft to intercept asteroid known as "God of Chaos" as it passes uncomfortably close to Earth
Not The Bee ^ | Dec 27, 2023 | Staff

Posted on 12/27/2023 10:57:30 AM PST by Red Badger

A very interesting space mission that is at the same time kind of frightening:

A NASA spacecraft that recently returned from deep space has been relaunched for a mission to study the "God of Chaos" asteroid as it begins to near Earth's orbit.

The agency's spacecraft OSIRIS-REx — now named the OSIRIS-APEX — has been sent off to study the asteroid Apophis' extremely close flyby of Earth in 2029, the likes of which "hasn't happened since the dawn of recorded history," NASA announced.

Oh really, an asteroid is making an "extremely close flyby" of our fragile planet in 5ish years? Excuse me for a second.

Thankfully, scientists don't expect it to, you know, crash into our surface:

Apophis, also known as the "God of Chaos," is expected to fly by Earth on April 13, 2029 from about only 20,000 miles away — closer than some manmade satellites and could even be visible in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Community Notes over on X is less than helpful:

"No chance... for at least a century."

How comforting!

My great-great-grandkid getting ready to sacrifice himself to blow the asteroid to kingdom come:

If the rock were to crash into our planet, it could create serious problems. The asteroid is estimated to be "around 370 yards across," or over 1,000 feet. Note that one of the most well-documented catastrophic asteroid incidents in human history — the Tunguska event of 1908 — is estimated to have been caused by a rock about 200 feet in size. And when it exploded in central Russia, it did this:

So I don't think any of us are too keen on having a 1,000-foot asteroid blow up above us!

The mission to the asteroid will explore "how its surface changes" as it nears Earth; the spacecraft will also "go within 16 feet of the rock's surface so it can fire its thrusters downward to see what it is stirred up."


TOPICS: Astronomy; History; Military/Veterans; Science
KEYWORDS: 99942apophis; apophis; asteroid; asteroids; astronomy; catastrophism; godofchaos; osirisapex; osirisrex; science
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1 posted on 12/27/2023 10:57:30 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv

We’re all gonna die Ping!..................


2 posted on 12/27/2023 10:57:56 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Named after our 46th president.


3 posted on 12/27/2023 11:00:11 AM PST by lee martell
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To: Red Badger

(on April 13, 2029)

Sooooo....it will save the Earth 🌎🌍 from having to look at St. Greta and Al Gore having a frowny face in 2030?

Kewl......


4 posted on 12/27/2023 11:02:35 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Red Badger

That’ll be during the third Biden administration. By then I won’t care.


5 posted on 12/27/2023 11:03:12 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: lee martell

44th.........

46th is Puppet of Chaos


6 posted on 12/27/2023 11:03:38 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Red Badger

Sweet meteor of death 2029!


7 posted on 12/27/2023 11:04:43 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: lee martell

Tip:

Don’t look up...................


8 posted on 12/27/2023 11:05:01 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Billthedrill

(That’ll be during the third Biden administration.)

The first Biden series had rubber skin.

The T-800 has a fully armored combat chassis.

By 2029 they should have the shape shifting liquid T-1000 model out

Still incapable of communicating a coherent sentence or finding its way off of a stage though


9 posted on 12/27/2023 11:08:24 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Red Badger

Going that near to Earth is going to alter its orbit. I hope they factored that into the equation.


10 posted on 12/27/2023 11:09:15 AM PST by Nateman (If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist then he comes in second.)
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To: Red Badger

It will approach Earth, Greta will say, “How dare you,” then it will change course and fly away.


11 posted on 12/27/2023 11:13:00 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: Billthedrill
That’ll be during the third Biden administration. By then I won’t care.

Neither will he!

12 posted on 12/27/2023 11:14:19 AM PST by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: Nateman

That requires Rocket Surgery.....................


13 posted on 12/27/2023 11:16:33 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

So we are going to secure the earth, but we cannot protect our US border.


14 posted on 12/27/2023 11:17:37 AM PST by Dacula
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To: Nateman

“Going that near to Earth is going to alter its orbit. I hope they factored that into the equation.”

It could bounce off something on the way in too. Like the moon.


15 posted on 12/27/2023 11:17:54 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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A fun orbital ballet to get all three bodies to converge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESj18xz_b2s&t=117s

The linked article is a bit misleading. They didn’t land and re-launch the spacecraft, rather it dropped off its sample from Bennu a few months ago and has been dispatched on this new mission with remaining fuel.


16 posted on 12/27/2023 11:46:13 AM PST by Rio
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To: Red Badger

Sounds like Book of Revelation type event.


17 posted on 12/27/2023 12:01:43 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Flaming Conservative

Wormwood..........................


18 posted on 12/27/2023 12:04:28 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger
We can’t - or shouldn’t - overlook the symbolism embedded in the nomenclature.

Apophis, also known as the “God of Chaos,” is expected to fly by Earth on April 13, 2029

Right on the doorstep of Agenda 2030 (The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) - the template for “transforming our world.” We surrender our identity, our individualism, for collectivism on steroids - for the good of “the people and the planet.”

https://www.worldhistory.org/Apophis/

One of the most popular literary motifs of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt was order vs. chaos which can be seen in a number of the most famous works.

It is not surprising, therefore, to find the Apophis myth emerging during this period because it epitomizes this motif. The gods, the forces of order, enlist the aid of humanity to defend light against darkness and life against death; in essence, to maintain duality and individuality against unity and collectivity.

The personality of an individual was highly valued in Egyptian culture. All the gods were depicted with their own characters and even lesser deities and spirits had their own distinct personalities. The autobiographies inscribed on stelae and tombs was to ensure that the person buried there, that specific individual and their accomplishments, would never be forgotten. Apophis, then, represented everything the Egyptians feared: darkness, oblivion, and the loss of one's identity.

19 posted on 12/27/2023 12:07:38 PM PST by yelostar (Spook codes 33 and 13. See them often in headlines and news stories. )
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To: Dacula

Our priorities are so messed up.


20 posted on 12/27/2023 12:25:05 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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