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On 12/15/2024 8:42 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 12/15/2024 11:30 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>> On 12/14/2024 8:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>> On 12/14/2024 11:54 AM, 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
>>>
>>> People think that NASA is watching all of the skies.  NASA does not 
>>> discourage this but they are watching only a portion of the skies. 
>>> Maybe some day NASA will have enough money to watch all of the skies 
>>> like we think that they are.
>>>
>> IIRC they depend on the large numbers of "amateur" astronomers to 
>> watch most of the sky.

You recall wrong.

> Yes, I would not be surprised at that.

NEOWISE has been doing this for years, though its mission is
now ended.

The successor is NEO Surveyor:
https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-neowise-concludes-neo-surveyor-emerges-a-new-era-in-planetary-defense/

pt