Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Giant comet may collide with Earth late October
Pravda ^ | October 6, 2006

Posted on 10/09/2006 9:40:33 PM PDT by tlb

According to the Russian astronomer Nikolai Fedorovsky, a giant comet flying at top speed is bound for Earth. Should the comet stay on the collision course, it may hit the planet in late October. The impact will cause devastating tsunamis, earthquakes and avalanches, says Fedorovsky. He saw the killer comet in a telescope two weeks ago. He managed to calculate the comet’s trajectory. We got in touch with Nikolai Fedorovsky:

“I’m not trying to scare anybody, I just want to warn the public,” sums up Fedorovsky. “We should pay attention to this suspicious celestial body. We could obtain more accurate calculations if other astronomers join forces. We could also photograph it if we’re in luck. We will probably partake in one of the greatest events in the history of humankind,”

(Excerpt) Read more at english.pravda.ru ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: artbell; asteroids; chickenlittle; cleanyourlensnikolai; doomed; drunkstargazing; keeplookingup; science; space; theskyisfalling; weallgonnadie
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 161-180181-200201-220221-233 next last
To: tlb

Its roves october surprise!


201 posted on 10/10/2006 8:11:56 AM PDT by hoosierboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: struwwelpeter
What's 'top speed' for a 'giant comet', anyway?


I dunno about a giant comet but for this one, 85, maybe 90, tops.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

202 posted on 10/10/2006 8:22:43 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: struwwelpeter
What's 'top speed' for a 'giant comet', anyway?

African or European?

-PJ

203 posted on 10/10/2006 8:58:17 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (It's still not safe to vote Democrat.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: tlb
We will probably partake in one of the greatest events in the history of humankind,”

And then die.

204 posted on 10/10/2006 11:26:14 AM PDT by Terriergal (All your church are belong to us! --- The Purpose Driven Church)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Brett66

Paging Mr Corbin Dallas, pick up the red emergency phone in the lobby...


205 posted on 10/10/2006 11:27:04 AM PDT by Terriergal (All your church are belong to us! --- The Purpose Driven Church)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Political Junkie Too

lol!


206 posted on 10/10/2006 11:27:28 AM PDT by Terriergal (All your church are belong to us! --- The Purpose Driven Church)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 203 | View Replies]

To: aft_lizard
Maybe it could hit Mecca or San Francisco?

Iran or North Korea...?

207 posted on 10/10/2006 11:28:41 AM PDT by Terriergal (All your church are belong to us! --- The Purpose Driven Church)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: tlb

You know, I notice there is no estimate on this thing's size. If he can roughly gauge its arrival, why not the size?


208 posted on 10/10/2006 11:32:37 AM PDT by Terriergal (All your church are belong to us! --- The Purpose Driven Church)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LonePalm; tlb

Will this comet be even bigger and more spectacular than Kohoutek, the Comet of the Century, back in the early 70s?

That was spectacular, really hugh.
....

The hype, I mean.


209 posted on 10/10/2006 11:41:50 AM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind --- Support the Cause: Donate Today)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 202 | View Replies]

To: bwteim

This comet is travelling at Top Speed, which for a comet is series fast.


210 posted on 10/10/2006 11:45:00 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 209 | View Replies]

To: IslandJeff

no joke. That post made me cancel all of page one of this thread.


211 posted on 10/10/2006 11:53:31 AM PDT by lainie
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 104 | View Replies]

To: diverteach; lainie; Tuscaloosa Goldfinch

"PHA Close Approaches To The Earth: The following table lists the predicted encounters by Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) to within 0.05 AU of the earth from the start of this year through 2178."

I am sure I speak for all by saying, thanks, diverteach, for excluding "Objects with very uncertain orbits"....


212 posted on 10/10/2006 12:11:51 PM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind --- Support the Cause: Donate Today)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 211 | View Replies]

To: Enterprise
Bush's fault. And, may I add, "Women and Minorities Hardest Hit."

And Muslims are offended....

213 posted on 10/10/2006 2:15:04 PM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite (A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!|What if I lecture Americans about America?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: tlb
>>giant comet flying at top speed<<

That's really fast, isn't it?

214 posted on 10/10/2006 2:19:46 PM PDT by RobRoy (Islam is a greater threat to the world today than Naziism was in 1937.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: tlb; Slings and Arrows

Great. I was just thinking last night how a comet hasn't been seen in number of years...


215 posted on 10/10/2006 2:19:49 PM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite (A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!|What if I lecture Americans about America?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: R. Scott

Now yer talkin! :)


216 posted on 10/10/2006 5:11:18 PM PDT by DemforBush
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 151 | View Replies]

To: ModelBreaker
So next week, it's "BAT BOY DIRECTS ASTEROIDS IN ATTACK ON EARTH?"

...with Elvis giving him the instructions!

:-)

217 posted on 10/10/2006 5:56:13 PM PDT by bannie (HILLARY: Not all perversions are sexual.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 191 | View Replies]

To: tlb

Wow, I guess I won't bother paying my bills this month..... I'll wait a few weeks to see whether life on earth still exists before I give any more money to those credit card companies!!


218 posted on 10/10/2006 6:00:06 PM PDT by Enchante (There are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Drive-By Media)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: cookcounty

I went to one of those sites where you can download little video clips. That commercial was there. The site owner made the annotation that he didn't know if the clip was "real" or not. LOL!


219 posted on 10/10/2006 6:13:06 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Today we march, tomorrow we vote!" The illegal aliens won't be "staying home" on Nov. 7th.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 128 | View Replies]

To: Protagoras
It figures to be quite warm at the point of impact.

LOL!

220 posted on 10/10/2006 6:24:32 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Today we march, tomorrow we vote!" The illegal aliens won't be "staying home" on Nov. 7th.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 197 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 161-180181-200201-220221-233 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson