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Can we stop an incoming asteroid?
« on: January 21, 2022, 06:06:10 pm »
Can we stop an incoming asteroid?
January 21, 2022 | BPR Wire

Harold Hutchison, DCNF

Earth’s very close call — in cosmic terms — with an asteroid Tuesday lead some to ask if we could prevent a substantial disaster.

An asteroid, 1994 PC1, over half a mile wide was calculated to come within 1.2 million miles of Earth on Jan. 18, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The asteroid is categorized as a “potentially hazardous” object by SpaceReference.org. If it were to hit the planet, it would carve out a crater over nine miles wide and 2,000 feet deep, according to an impact calculator developed by Imperial College London and Purdue University.


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Re: Can we stop an incoming asteroid?
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2022, 06:09:26 pm »
Would we want to stop an incoming asteroid?
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Re: Can we stop an incoming asteroid?
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2022, 07:09:49 pm »
Quote from: Restored on January 21, 2022, 06:09:26 pm
Would we want to stop an incoming asteroid?

Good question.
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Re: Can we stop an incoming asteroid?
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2022, 07:13:19 pm »
Quote from: Restored on January 21, 2022, 06:09:26 pm
Would we want to stop an incoming asteroid?

Deflect so it hits DeeCee.
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Re: Can we stop an incoming asteroid?
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2022, 07:25:19 pm »
Short answer, NO.
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Re: Can we stop an incoming asteroid?
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2022, 07:27:29 pm »
Yes with Love.
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