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NASA has Approved a Space Telescope That Will Scan the Skies for Dangerous Near-Earth Asteroids
Universe Today ^ | 6/15/2021 | Evan Gough

Posted on 06/16/2021 3:57:37 PM PDT by LibWhacker

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1 posted on 06/16/2021 3:57:37 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

“NASA has Approved a Space Telescope That Will Scan the Skies for Dangerous Near-Earth Asteroids”

NASA has Approved a Space Telescope That Will Scan the Skies for Dangerous Near-Earth Democrats

There, fixed it


2 posted on 06/16/2021 4:00:54 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (somRead more at: https://economicti)
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To: LibWhacker

Tribalism is a good thing and will be absolutely essential for those left alive after a large meteor hit.


3 posted on 06/16/2021 4:01:10 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: LibWhacker; null and void; SunkenCiv

“Shelter in place! And leave some toilet paper for others to buy.”


4 posted on 06/16/2021 4:01:15 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: LibWhacker

Good news. Helpful step along the path of hopefully some day being able to deflect an asteroid if such a thing is possible.


5 posted on 06/16/2021 4:04:32 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: LibWhacker

Was this a space hardware report or an exercise in SJW crap? Because that is how it reads....


6 posted on 06/16/2021 4:06:13 PM PDT by ASOC (This space for rent)
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To: a fool in paradise

Don’t remind me. Thank goodness I had plenty of tp before the scamdemic hit.


7 posted on 06/16/2021 4:08:21 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (I voted for prosperity, and I got poverty.)
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“The whole idea is to provide as much time as possible to develop mitigation efforts that enable us to push them out of the way.”

“It would be a shame if an asteroid ended humanity, and even life on Earth, while we were still struggling to become reliably peaceful. If NASA can play its part, maybe we’ll make it.”

If you can nudge a killer rock out of the way, you can also do the reverse and nudge a rock into our orbit, making our nukes look like popcorn. Whoever has the capability to modify an asteroid orbit has an extremely powerful weapon. Imagine if Tunguska had happened over Paris, or Barringer had happened over Phoenix, or if there were another Chesapeake event.


8 posted on 06/16/2021 4:09:04 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: plain talk

What if the UFOs are here simply to move wayward astroids away from our planet?


9 posted on 06/16/2021 4:10:27 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: a fool in paradise

ha ha ... but I like the way you think.


10 posted on 06/16/2021 4:12:24 PM PDT by plain talk
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“NASA has Approved a Space Telescope That Will Scan the Skies for Dangerous Near-Earth Asteroids keep a lot of people employed.”
11 posted on 06/16/2021 4:15:27 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: LibWhacker

Last days SPOILER ALERT: A big asteroid will hit the earth.

Http://www.patburt.com


12 posted on 06/16/2021 4:16:53 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: LibWhacker

Give the job to Elon Musk. He’ll figure out a way to get er done.


13 posted on 06/16/2021 4:19:03 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: ASOC

I was going to say that everyone should ignore the pop-sociology crap. But I knew you guys would catch it!


14 posted on 06/16/2021 4:20:07 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

I’m more worried about dangerous on-earth politicians.


15 posted on 06/16/2021 4:22:51 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: LibWhacker

I’m more worried about dangerous on-earth politicians.


16 posted on 06/16/2021 4:23:23 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: LibWhacker

Wonder if it can see the NEOs that are coated with soot?


17 posted on 06/16/2021 4:40:04 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: LibWhacker

Let’s piss away some more money.

ML/NJ


18 posted on 06/16/2021 5:01:39 PM PDT by ml/nj (DITCH MITCH !!)
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To: LibWhacker

I would say it’s a better use of money than trying to find out if there are bacteria on Mars.


19 posted on 06/16/2021 5:39:52 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: ml/nj

Yes, it’s absolutely, positively throwing away money into the garbage pail trying prove we’re smarter than the dinosaurs were and that we don’t want to die the way they did, too dumb to do anything to prevent it.


20 posted on 06/16/2021 5:40:36 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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