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Asteroid terror: NASA spot mammoth space rock to hit Earth's orbit five days before X-mas
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| Dec 23, 2019
Posted on 10/27/2019 4:16:19 AM PDT by 11th_VA
AN ASTEROID the size of the World Trade Centre is on a dangerous Earth-bound orbit that could see the rock smash the planet during Christmas festivities.
The asteroid, known as 216258 2006 WH1, is set for its closest approach to Earth on December 20 - just days before Christmas. The 540 metre space rock is the same size as the World Trade Centre and would cause a significant amount of damage and mass extinction.
... The asteroid hasnt yet been measured on the Torio Impact Hazard Scale, but will likely be listed as a serious threat when and if it is added.
(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: 2019mo; 2019ok; 2162582006wh1; asteroid; asteroid2019mo; asteroid2019ok; asteroids; astronomy; catastrophism; doomed; science; teotwawki; theskyisfalling
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To: 11th_VA
So that means, including today, there are actually only 54 shopping days till Xmas.
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posted on
10/27/2019 8:33:55 AM PDT
by
fruser1
To: iontheball
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Haha, this site is great!
To: DoodleBob
360,000 miles, or about 3x the distance to the moon
It's about 1..5 times. .
83
posted on
10/27/2019 8:39:42 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Do_Tar
I thought the iPhone 11 was homophone. Ah, thats the Obamaphone. . .
84
posted on
10/27/2019 8:44:32 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
To: 11th_VA
So this means we have to redistibute our wealth to third world hellhole dictators, right? (while our ‘public servants’ rush over to give ‘speeches’... for a half mil a pop....
85
posted on
10/27/2019 8:45:32 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(The First Amendment washe J meant to protect speech, not industries. - - Daniel Greenfield)
To: DoodleBob
Whoops, I missed that reply.
86
posted on
10/27/2019 8:47:26 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; aragorn; ...
87
posted on
10/27/2019 8:51:36 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: 11th_VA
What horrible timing! Maybe they can delay it til after the holidays!
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posted on
10/27/2019 8:54:19 AM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: SunkenCiv
360,000 miles, or about 3x the distance to the moon
It's about 1..5 times. . I saw another report a couple of weeks ago that had the 15 times figure. So which is it. . . Or is it even smaller? Inquiring, and perhaps soon to be very worried and untrusting minds, want to know. Did you notice that this article is claiming this was just discovered but the catalog name is from 2006? That means the orbit of this asteroid has been known since then. Another FAKE NEWS hyped article.
89
posted on
10/27/2019 8:55:20 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
To: 11th_VA
![](https://i.postimg.cc/LX6nYmvS/DB2515-FC-880-E-4-F32-A4-A6-4-B692-D299-D8-B.jpg)
Dudes. Take this seriously.
90
posted on
10/27/2019 8:58:32 AM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: muskah
Facts take all the fun out of hysteria...
:)
91
posted on
10/27/2019 8:59:28 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(The First Amendment washe J meant to protect speech, not industries. - - Daniel Greenfield)
To: lonevoice
Oh, no!!! It can't be so. An asteroid could hit the Earth tomorrow and we would all be ! Haven't I said this for years? And now it is really going to happen. Oh, no!
To: Popman
So you are proposing a 115 grain bullet will completely destroy a human body ?
NO, BUT 115 grain bullet CAN render a human body Harmless / useless....
93
posted on
10/27/2019 9:13:40 AM PDT
by
litehaus
(A memory toooo long.............)
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
10/27/2019 9:15:16 AM PDT
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: muskah
Damn! I thought I was going to get out of Christmas shopping!
95
posted on
10/27/2019 9:17:00 AM PDT
by
2111USMC
(Aim Small Miss Small)
To: Yaelle
96
posted on
10/27/2019 9:18:34 AM PDT
by
2111USMC
(Aim Small Miss Small)
To: Gay State Conservative
We need many more than just one - too many targets - coast to coast!
To: 11th_VA
Do we have time to paint a big bullseye on the outside of the Capitol rotunda?
I'll pay for the paint! 😄
98
posted on
10/27/2019 9:21:43 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Break out the muard seeds.)
To: OldMissileer
Yeah, dad gets some neat stuff from his bud’s.
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posted on
10/27/2019 9:46:01 AM PDT
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: 11th_VA
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