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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Charles Packer <mailbox@cpacker.org> Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: =?UTF-8?B?4oCcTkFTQQ==?= is hiding crucial details about asteroids that could THREATEN Earth, warns senior SETI Institute =?UTF-8?B?YXN0cm9ub21lcuKAnQ==?= Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:12:34 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 62 Message-ID: <pan$b4cde$58364f32$6c978f79$eaf4ac7@cpacker.org> References: <vjj584$3secp$1@dont-email.me> <vjkgnq$3k9p$1@dont-email.me> <vjktqs$5qjq$1@dont-email.me> <vjkupd$6078$1@dont-email.me> <7d7b54b7-bb8f-b034-5dc4-1a124c6c87e3@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 09:12:34 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="18d2c51b3aaf20e10afe28823e074751"; logging-data="524282"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+DQ0wAB0yCty6HMugwOZO1" User-Agent: Pan/0.158 (Avdiivka; ) Cancel-Lock: sha1:GD+BSJLZaEKfPheaI+UJ6qSs6EM= Bytes: 3895 On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 23:35:19 +0100, D wrote: > On Sat, 14 Dec 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote: > >> On 12/14/2024 4:37 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote: >>> On 12/14/24 09:54, Cryptoengineer wrote: >>>> On 12/14/2024 12:31 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote: >>>>> “NASA is hiding crucial details about asteroids that could THREATEN >>>>> Earth, warns senior SETI Institute astronomer” >>>>> >>>>> https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-12-12-nasa-hiding-details-about- >>>>> asteroids-threatening-earth.html >>>>> >>>>> “On Dec. 3, the small asteroid COWECP5 streaked into Earth's >>>>> atmosphere and exploded in a fiery display above Siberia. While the >>>>> event was dramatic, it was ultimately harmless because the space >>>>> rock was only 70 centimeters across and disintegrated before it >>>>> could cause any damage.” >>>>> >>>>> "If the asteroid had been larger, it could have caused significant >>>>> damage on the ground. And if it had been a true "city killer," like >>>>> the 400-meter-wide asteroid that astronomers feared would hit Earth >>>>> on Christmas Day in 2004, seven hours would not have been enough >>>>> time to evacuate millions of people or devise a defense strategy." >>>>> >>>>> ... >>>>> Um, 400 meter diameter is a quarter mile diameter. That would have >>>>> left a big mark somewhere. >>>> >>>> NASA isn't 'hiding' a damn thing. This is just another example of the >>>> crap style of 'journalism' found on the internet - the success of a >>>> journalist is measured by how clickworthy the title is. >>>> >>>> pt >>> >>> 100 years back we did not worry about asteroid impacts >>> and we should not worry about it now. Either we get a very bad one or >>> a survivable one. Can we prevent it yet? I think we fall a bit short >>> there yet but maybe soon in the meantime we have lots of stuff to >>> worry about and to act upon like Global overheating and the endless >>> wars of the hyper- acquisitive.That is what billionaires have the >>> lobes for. >> >> The DART mission in 2021 demonstrated a substantial redirection of a >> 160 meter asteroid. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Asteroid_Redirection_Test# >> >> So, yes, we *can* do something about it. >> >> pt >> >> > Let's take a page from the Enchiridion. Worry about what you can > control, and leave the rest. So for all of us who are not rocket > engineers, or responsible for NASAs budget, we can just peacefully get > on with our work. > =) ....And wonder about the complete fiction of the statement in the article referring to "the 400-meter-wide asteroid that astronomers feared would hit Earth on Christmas Day in 2004."