Posted on 04/18/2019 6:51:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Earth will be entirely safe: the asteroid will fly past at a distance of 0.57 lunar distances, or 136,000 miles.
The asteroid was spotted by the Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona, on A[pril 9, and is thought to be between 42-92 feet.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
so why was the headline scientist ‘warn’, when the story says earth is entirely safe?
Because it’s typical “news” scaremongering - ad revenue generation.
Nine days is not enough time. Just wait until the next one that is dead on track to Earth.
> so why was the headline scientist ‘warn’, when the story says earth is entirely safe? <
A clever (and slightly dishonest) way to get you to read the article. But at least they didn’t say “This will shock you!” or “Just use this one weird trick.”
“scientists warn”
“Earth will be entirely safe”
What’s to warn, when they knew there was no danger?
That’s so just in case you happen to be in that area, at that time, you have been warned...............
Agreed. Sounds like a good time to put off any prior travel plans to the Moon. [Or, delay your trip a day if you happen to be returning to Earth]
“scientists warn”
“Earth will be entirely safe”
What’s to warn, when they knew there was no danger?
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Because it never would have been posted here or noticed by anyone if it was published as the original draft copy was submitted; ‘Asteroid to fly by, scientists notify’
Editors don’t get paid to vet truth anymore. Editors are paid to find a competitive level of sensationalism to draw clicks, while avoiding embarrassing mistakes or legal burden.
Stupid ‘pressitutes’. What’s to warn if it is passing by??
It’s the close ones that leave people traumatized.
We are now able to land satellites on asteroids. How cool would it be to land a satellite on this one and watch the earth flyby? Even cooler would be to capture the actual collision.
“Nine days is not enough time. Just wait until the next one that is dead on track to Earth.”
I believe that was actually 9 days before to the Russian asteroid was spotted...:^)
If this one or another asteroid hits Earth, assuming anyone is left alive, the newspaper headlines will read....
“Asteroid Hits Earth. Minorities, Women, Children, LGBQT Hardest Hit.”
Because it's from Yahoo. Click bait web site.
Interesting that space.com has nothing (at least I could find nothing) about this.
“Daddy would have gotten us Uzis.”
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www.spaceweather.com has it.
Thanks for the link.
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