Near Earth Asteroid to make close encounter

[Just AnotherPerson]

"An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will pass Earth in one of the closest such encounters ever recorded – coming within a tenth of the distance of most communication satellites’ orbit.

Nasa said the newly discovered asteroid would pass 2,200 miles (3,600km) above the southern tip of South America at 7.27pm US eastern time on Thursday (12.27am GMT on Friday).

Nasa said it would be a near miss with no chance of hitting Earth. Even if it came a lot closer, scientists said most of it would burn up in the atmosphere, with bigger pieces possibly falling as meteorites".

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...ver-encounters

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...ys/ar-AA16KqJM

https://spaceweather.com/

Eyes to the skies : )

[Peter1469]

One day it will be bigger, and aimed at earth.

[countryboy]

One day it will be bigger, and aimed at earth.

Only a matter of time.

[FindersKeepers]

One day it will be bigger, and aimed at earth.

What will we do then?

[OLD GUY IN FLORIDA]

What will we do then?

Call Bruce Willis. He knows how to handle these.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591...flmg_t_104_act

[Peter1469]

What will we do then?

NASA and at least one private company has been brainstorming it. Of course, one day may be so far into the future that such an event would not pose a danger to mankind.

[Peter1469]

Call Bruce Willis. He knows how to handle these.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591...flmg_t_104_act

I still like that movie a lot. One of the few that I have watched more than twice, much less more than once.