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Incoming! Two Asteroids at Breakneck Speeds Whizzing Towards Earth Have NASA on Alert
https://sputniknews.com/science/202003021078448093-incoming-two-asteroids-at-breakneck-speeds-whizzing-towards-earth-have-nasa-on-alert/ ^
| 0915 GMT 02.03.2020
Posted on 03/02/2020 10:01:33 AM PST by BenLurkin
Two asteroids projected to come zooming past planet Earth on 2 March have had NASA on alert, with its Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) tracking the wayward space rocks that possess orbits intersecting Earth’s trajectory.
The first asteroid to venture into Earth’s vicinity has been dubbed 2020 DZ3. With an orbit that goes through the paths of Mercury and Venus, according to CNEOS’ database, the asteroid has built up a speed of over 48,000 miles per hour and boasts an estimated diameter of about 154 feet (47 Meters). This asteroid’s next near-Earth approach is calculated to happen on 28 September 2022.
The other space traveler is trailing behind, both smaller and slower than 2020 DZ3.
Expert calculations show that 2020 DZ3, due to its size and speed, could potentially result in an impact, while 2020 DD4 would most likely burn up in the atmosphere.
(Excerpt) Read more at sputniknews.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: 2020dd4; 2020dz3; asteroid; asteroids; astronomy; catastrophism; science; space
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/02/2020 1:34:18 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
To: mmichaels1970
If they were zooming away then they would never pass.
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posted on
03/02/2020 1:38:06 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: Daffynition; mountn man
That’s the one, thanx!
That Lil’ Dipper cracks me up every time.
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posted on
03/02/2020 1:56:25 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: Seruzawa; Daffynition; dfwgator
Lol. What a stupid article.Hyped astronomy.
The hype culture infects everything to get clicks.
It's like SETEC ASTRONOMY, only different.
MONEY PATH -- SO DRY!
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posted on
03/02/2020 2:21:48 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: BenLurkin
In Colorado they’re on high alert.
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posted on
03/02/2020 2:50:59 PM PST
by
polymuser
(It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
To: 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; aragorn; ...
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posted on
03/02/2020 3:02:33 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Mopp4
Didn’t you really mean any asteroid striking uranaus would really hurt ?
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posted on
03/02/2020 3:38:35 PM PST
by
mosesdapoet
(mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
To: BenLurkin
True. But when I saw “whizzing towards”, I thought we were certainly all doomed. Then I saw “zooming past”. Shew!
To: BenLurkin
Whizzing towards Earth???
Well, that’s a pisser!
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posted on
03/02/2020 3:48:09 PM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: Ezekiel
70
posted on
03/02/2020 3:50:53 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
To: BenLurkin
Do you really think that if the powers that be detected a really big incoming asteroid they would even tell us?
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posted on
03/02/2020 3:59:47 PM PST
by
Crusher138
("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
To: TonyM
Seriously, my fellow Christians, is this not another portent of the end of days?No. This has been happening for a long time.
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posted on
03/02/2020 4:08:05 PM PST
by
aimhigh
(THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
To: Crusher138
Pushing through the market square
So many mothers sighing
News had just come over
We had five years left to cry in
News guy wept and told us
Earth was really dying
Cried so much his face was wet
Then I knew he was not lying
73
posted on
03/02/2020 4:29:50 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: mosesdapoet
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posted on
03/03/2020 4:30:29 AM PST
by
Mopp4
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