Big comet plunging toward our Sun

Spaceweather.com ^ | 4-16-04 | Orlando

[Orlando]

Comet Bradfield is plunging toward the sun; at closest approach on April 17th it will be well inside the orbit of Mercury. Sun-approaching comets sometimes break-apart. Will Comet Bradfield survive? No one knows.

[CyberCowboy777]

Is there any other data to back up this animation? Has NASA released any predictions of the effect of passing though the tail of a comet?

[jpsb]

slight correction 10,000k is a little, not much, samller then Earth.

[lowbridge]

We're DOOMED!

Yeah, but did you know that Kerry served in Vietnam?

[tnlibertarian]

Coronal mass ejections

I had that happen to me one night after imbibing too much Mexican beer. Oh wait, I thought you said Corona.

[Judith Anne]

Duh, I see that you identified it as Comet Linear, the Earth will pass through its tail on May 17.

[abner]

So, if this comets tail has some fun with the earth, what will happen?

[paleocon patriarch]

[Truth666]

But more important than to be able to read those lines is to understand why.

[theFIRMbss]

>The End Is Near

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
[Matthew 13:47-50]

There would be gnashing if these two turn out to be the angels mentioned . . .

[txhurl]

little smaller than earth

Well then we need to start referring to this thang as not a planetesimal, planetoid but a PLANET, no?

That's quite big to be pimpin' around our solar system.

[Orlando]

Not yet ?

[HighWheeler]

"There would be gnashing
if these two turn out to be
the angels mentioned . . ."

Right Bible, wrong identity

I think those 2 may be the Whores of Babylon.

[theFIRMbss]

>Right Bible, wrong identity I think those 2 may be the Whores of Babylon.

"... they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away ... The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire."

Smart money's with you,
but Scripture just says they will
sort out good and bad,

it doesn't say how . . .
In their own way, these two girls
are doing just that . . .

[CathyRyan]

BUMP

[Judith Anne]

Isn't this fascinating? ;-D

Hiya, long time no see.

[CathyRyan]

Hi back at you :)

I am trying to decide if this calls for staying on Atkins or a run to the store for chocolate ice cream.

[Truth666]

Images being withheld again by NASA - we want to know if the simulation is right ...

[Doe Eyes]

No, George W. Bush is responsible.

I don't remember Clinton doing a single thing to protect our Sun from comets. Does the Liberal Press blame him. Nooo.

[Judith Anne]

Get that Atkins low-carb stuff. I hear it's tasty. ;-D

[LearnsFromMistakes]

Note to self. Get home and switch off experimental comet-magnet. It seems to work.