Risk of large asteroid striking Earth falls to 1.5%
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DART successfully moved an astroid that was probably way bigger!
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The way the world is going, it might not be a bad thing if it hits us.
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The moon would shrug that rock off without noticing. Any changes in measurements (mass, velocity, etc.) would be minuscule.
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Washington D.C. I hope.
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If it does, I think a bunch of new religions are going to pop up.
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I'll give mine, as long as someone helps with the shipping!
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There would be enough warning to get people out of the city.
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Would have been funny if it hit Buenos aires
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The global astronomical community expects the odds of an asteroid to hit Earth in December 2032 to eventually fall to zero.
I love how they make it seem like some insider expertise versus knowing basics of how percentages work.
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Unfortunately North America doesn't fall under the possible impact zone
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I mean, without knowing what the number represents, it's not obvious why it goes up and then suddenly drops like this.
They basically predict a cross-section of places it could go through, which shrinks with improved data. If the Earth is still inside, that makes it's share go up. Eventually, it hits an edge and the share drops to zero suddenly
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If it hit the middle of the ocean, it could be cool and nothing else.
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More proof that there's no god.
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We have a few years to improve our asteroid deflection capabilities to change that
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If the alien movies serve us correctly, this is luckily going to hit the USA; possibly Washington DC directly.
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I hope it's not headed for Buenos Aires, but I'm ready to do my part.
