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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."
>>>
>>> "Every day, Earth is bombarded by an estimated 100 tons of space 
>>> debris, most of which burns up harmlessly in the atmosphere. But 
>>> every now and then, something much larger and more dangerous appears."
>>>
>>> "Astronomers have identified 36,765 NEOs, including more than 11,000 
>>> that are over 140 meters across and 868 that are larger than a 
>>> kilometer. Out of those NEOs, 1,714 are considered potentially 
>>> hazardous, meaning there's a non-zero chance they could collide with 
>>> Earth."
>>>
>>> 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