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Enormous asteroid double the size of the Empire State Building to enter Earth's orbit
dailystar.co.uk ^
| Ethan Blackshaw
Posted on 08/26/2021 5:31:01 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
An enormous asteroid roughly twice the size of the Empire State Building is currently hurtling towards Earth's orbit.
NASA has been tracking this latest space rock, called 2010 RJ53, since September 2010.
This comes days after it was announced that a slightly smaller asteroid will enter our atmosphere on Sunday.
It spans roughly 2540ft (774m) and should fly past us on September 9.
RJ53 circles between 58-139 million miles from the sun, and will whiz by Earth at a distance of more than two million miles.
A serious asteroid impact remains one of the worst possible natural disasters as there is very little we can do to stop one.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asteroid; earth; impact; orbit
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Correction: “Other than a Joe Biden presidency, a serious asteroid impact remains one of the worst possible natural disasters as there is very little we can do to stop one.”
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:38:10 AM PDT
by
coloradan
(They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
To: Roman_War_Criminal
“Lucifer’s Hammer” by Niven/Pournelle.
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:40:06 AM PDT
by
dynachrome
("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
To: Roman_War_Criminal
The ignorant author has no idea what entering an orbit means. Crossing an orbit is not the same as entering.
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:40:41 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
To: Roman_War_Criminal
It spans roughly 2540ft (774m) and should fly past us on September 9. Or not
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:41:29 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Joe Biden is a squinty-eyed turnip brain)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:44:19 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: CodeToad
Yeah, that really threw me for a minute.
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:44:36 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(We have two Democrat parties. 50% of the US population is taxed w/o representation.)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Even though it would wipe us all out, at least I could take some personal satisfaction if it directly hit Washington DC.
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:46:18 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Entering the orbit of Planet Biden
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:47:35 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Joe Biden is a squinty-eyed turnip brain)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
A serious asteroid impact remains one of the worst possible natural disasters as there is very little we can do to stop one. Yeah our record of stopping earthquakes floods hurricanes tornados etc. etc. is amazing.
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:47:45 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: coloradan
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:47:56 AM PDT
by
ReleaseTheHounds
("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher )
To: CodeToad
I was laughing about the “orbit” thing too.
The asteroids that worry me are the ones the “experts” don’t see until after the damage is done...
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:48:34 AM PDT
by
cgbg
(A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Well at least the asteroid doesn’t group under age girls and sniff their hair ...
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:49:56 AM PDT
by
SecondAmendment
(This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
If we raise taxes NOW, perhaps this might be averted.
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:51:01 AM PDT
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Finally. About time we were wiped out.
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:52:08 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
“This comes days after it was announced that a slightly smaller asteroid will enter our atmosphere on Sunday.”
This is the one I’m more interested in.
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:52:19 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
To: dynachrome
Really, really great story!
To: Lazamataz
“Finally. About time we were wiped out.”
And I won’t have to make any more Sammiches! Yay! :)
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posted on
08/26/2021 5:55:39 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: CodeToad
“The ignorant author has no idea what entering an orbit means. Crossing an orbit is not the same as entering.”
Yes that and he is depending on the ignorance of the huge majority to understand this.
To: outofsalt
“If we raise taxes NOW, perhaps this might be averted.”
We know it WILL be averted if only everyone would just get then jab.
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