What Happens If an Asteroid Heads for Earth? (spectrum.ieee.org)
from flango@lemmy.eco.br to technology@lemmy.world on 13 Jun 00:24
https://lemmy.eco.br/post/14009020

What happens when a golf-cart-sized spacecraft collides with an asteroid? Learn about NASA’s daring DART mission.

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flango@lemmy.eco.br on 13 Jun 00:25 next collapse

And in 2029, a 340-meter asteroid called Apophis—after the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness—will pass within 32,000 km of Earth, which is closer than some geosynchronous satellites. This will happen on 13 April 2029—Friday the 13th, that is.

We’re cooked

TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee on 13 Jun 00:40 collapse

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Ledericas@lemm.ee on 13 Jun 07:08 collapse

funny thing the astronomers were fans of sg1, thats why its named apophis, and yes its also a egyptian god.

apophis and her’ur the only ones to wear gold armor and lead thier troops into battle int the series.

TachyonTele@piefed.social on 13 Jun 00:31 next collapse

What happens is we hope and we pray. But we're always disappointed in the end.

Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world on 13 Jun 05:36 collapse

Only a ~2% chance 4 years from now. And it’s an order of magnitude smaller than the one that hit Chicxulub. Yawn

EgoNo4@lemmy.world on 13 Jun 06:36 next collapse

Don’t threaten me with a good time…

Ledericas@lemm.ee on 13 Jun 07:09 next collapse

if it were a 10km iron bolide it would be different.

vollkorntomate@infosec.pub on 13 Jun 11:40 next collapse

Don’t look up!

catty@lemmy.world on 13 Jun 13:39 next collapse

It gets the clamps. Also, loads more gold, so gold prices plummet.

AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee on 14 Jun 05:16 next collapse

So now I come to you, with open arms

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 15 Jun 18:22 next collapse

It’ll be disappointed when it gets here.

[deleted] on 15 Jun 18:46 collapse

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