An Asteroid Strike On Earth Is Just A Matter Of Time, Say Experts

[hadit]

An Asteroid Strike On Earth Is Just A Matter Of Time, Say Experts

Dying in a fiery ball of rock and ash doesn’t exactly sound like the best way to go, but experts have warned that modern civilisation may indeed face the same fate as the dinosaurs.

A leading astrophysicist has warned of the danger that unexpected asteroids pose to our planet, and classified the threat not as a matter of if, but when.

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons claimed it is just a matter of time before the inevitable occurs, and we’ve just got to hope it lands somewhere away from human populations rather than near a city which it could “easily destroy”.

An Asteroid Strike On Earth Is Just A Matter Of Time, Say Experts

But I guess Trump and his religious idiots don't give a fuck! Personally I don't put much hope in humanity anymore....

What does this have to do with Trump or religion?

To some, everything is politics. It's all they think about.

 

[Old Rocks]

Stuff happens, guys, and people do get hurt and die.

Humans could plan and find ways to stop this from happening...But, no we have to wait until it is too late before we'd even consider the issue.

This post should have happened 30 years ago.

The name Eugene Shoemaker mean anything to you?

 

[martybegan]

An Asteroid Strike On Earth Is Just A Matter Of Time, Say Experts

Dying in a fiery ball of rock and ash doesn’t exactly sound like the best way to go, but experts have warned that modern civilisation may indeed face the same fate as the dinosaurs.

A leading astrophysicist has warned of the danger that unexpected asteroids pose to our planet, and classified the threat not as a matter of if, but when.

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons claimed it is just a matter of time before the inevitable occurs, and we’ve just got to hope it lands somewhere away from human populations rather than near a city which it could “easily destroy”.

An Asteroid Strike On Earth Is Just A Matter Of Time, Say Experts

But I guess Trump and his religious idiots don't give a fuck! Personally I don't put much hope in humanity anymore....

Why are you blaming Trump for an issue that needs years or even decades of research to come up with a viable plan other than "Fling a bunch of nukes at it and hope it works"?

Because dumb assholes like you have help elect a truly dumb shit that is killing such research. And why do you doubt American ability so much? We did the impossible repeatedly in WW2.

So the last 4 months have destroyed any chance of us figuring out how to deflect an asteroid or comet, something we have been doing on and off for decades?

Jesus H. Christ you people are pathetic.

 

[martybegan]

Stuff happens, guys, and people do get hurt and die.

Humans could plan and find ways to stop this from happening...But, no we have to wait until it is too late before we'd even consider the issue.

This post should have happened 30 years ago.

The name Eugene Shoemaker mean anything to you?

Again, how is this all Trump's fault?

 

[The Irish Ram]

I hope Washington DC is ground zero.....

Don't you just love the idea of fellow Americans dying in great numbers. I bet you claim to be a Christian.

Blah blah blah.. Get a humor... Your hyperbole is off the charts.

 

[IsaacNewton]

One only has to look at our moon or any of the other planets or moons in our solar system that don't recycle their surface through varioius processes. Thousands of impact craters. Even on Earth which is constantly resurfaced we find impact craters. Whether humans are here or not is of no import for these physical processes. An asteroid could strike Earth next week or 5 million years from now. As the OP notes it could be anytime and it may be a tiny asteroid or ten miles across.

 

[The Irish Ram]

North Korea and Iran are going to beat the astroid...

 

[The Irish Ram]

One only has to look at our moon or any of the other planets or moons in our solar system that don't recycle their surface through varioius processes. Thousands of impact craters. Even on Earth which is constantly resurfaced we find impact craters. Whether humans are here or not is of no import for these physical processes. An asteroid could strike Earth next week or 5 million years from now. As the OP notes it could be anytime and it may be a tiny asteroid or ten miles across.

A sneaky little meteor tried to take out the Kremlin not too long ago!


Bible prophecy says to expect them during the end time.

 

[miketx]

An Aster- Russia Russia Russia!

 

[ScienceRocks]

An Asteroid Strike On Earth Is Just A Matter Of Time, Say Experts

Dying in a fiery ball of rock and ash doesn’t exactly sound like the best way to go, but experts have warned that modern civilisation may indeed face the same fate as the dinosaurs.

A leading astrophysicist has warned of the danger that unexpected asteroids pose to our planet, and classified the threat not as a matter of if, but when.

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons claimed it is just a matter of time before the inevitable occurs, and we’ve just got to hope it lands somewhere away from human populations rather than near a city which it could “easily destroy”.

An Asteroid Strike On Earth Is Just A Matter Of Time, Say Experts

But I guess Trump and his religious idiots don't give a fuck! Personally I don't put much hope in humanity anymore....

How much do we need to pay the UN to prevent an asteroid strike?

When you figure that out, you'll realize why no one worries about it on a daily basis. There's literally nothing they can do to prevent it.

Right here is why conservativism is so fucked. An idea based on going into your cave and kissing your ass good bye just like t-rex. Science has proven over and over again that your mindset is bullshit and you're really just as ass backwards as the taliban.

There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction. Why do nothing?

 

[Sunni Man]

But I guess Trump and his religious idiots don't give a fuck!

So if Hillary had won the election.

We wouldn't have to worry about an asteroid hitting the earth? .....

 

[ScienceRocks]

There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction. Why do nothing?

Gravity tractor - Wikipedia

Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid

Utilization of an H-reversal trajectory of a solar sail for asteroid deflection - IOPscience

https://www.wired.com/2013/02/painting-asteroids/

 

[Sunni Man]

Right here is why conservativism is so fucked. An idea based on going into your cave and kissing your ass good bye just like t-rex. Science has proven over and over again that your mindset is bullshit and you're really just as ass backwards as the taliban.
There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction.

Looney liberals never meet a crackpot idea they wouldn't embrace as "settled science". ... ...

 

[ScienceRocks]

Right here is why conservativism is so fucked. An idea based on going into your cave and kissing your ass good bye just like t-rex. Science has proven over and over again that your mindset is bullshit and you're really just as ass backwards as the taliban.
There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction.

Looney liberals never meet a crackpot idea they wouldn't embrace as "settled science". ... ...

You aren't even able to start understanding wtf I am saying...Goddamn piece of pig blood crap.

Settled science? LIke you would even have the intelligence to discuss such. lol...Now go put your ass in the air.

 

[ScienceRocks]

There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction. Why do nothing?

Gravity tractor - Wikipedia

Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid

Utilization of an H-reversal trajectory of a solar sail for asteroid deflection - IOPscience

https://www.wired.com/2013/02/painting-asteroids/

 

[miketx]

Here's picture I took some time ago.

 

[miketx]

There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction. Why do nothing?

Gravity tractor - Wikipedia

Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid

Utilization of an H-reversal trajectory of a solar sail for asteroid deflection - IOPscience

https://www.wired.com/2013/02/painting-asteroids/

How does one a scientifically advanced as you plan on getting said devices into space? The only folks with a viable space program are the russi--never mind.

 

[ScienceRocks]

There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction. Why do nothing?

Gravity tractor - Wikipedia

Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid

Utilization of an H-reversal trajectory of a solar sail for asteroid deflection - IOPscience

https://www.wired.com/2013/02/painting-asteroids/

How does one a scientifically advanced as you plan on getting said devices into space?

Launch them like we do telescopes like the Kepler or Hubble telescope or construct them in space from many launches....

 

[miketx]

There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction. Why do nothing?

Gravity tractor - Wikipedia

Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid

Utilization of an H-reversal trajectory of a solar sail for asteroid deflection - IOPscience

https://www.wired.com/2013/02/painting-asteroids/

How does one a scientifically advanced as you plan on getting said devices into space?

Launch them like we do telescopes like the Kepler or Hubble telescope or construct them in space from many launches....

Matthew must have missed the part about having no viable space program......

 

[ScienceRocks]

There's a lot of ways to stop, reflect or move an asteroid...Check out gravity tractors for one and solar sails for another. There's also using lasers or some kind of sunglass setup to melt one sides ice in order to steer it in another direction. Why do nothing?

Gravity tractor - Wikipedia

Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid

Utilization of an H-reversal trajectory of a solar sail for asteroid deflection - IOPscience

https://www.wired.com/2013/02/painting-asteroids/

How does one a scientifically advanced as you plan on getting said devices into space?

Launch them like we do telescopes like the Kepler or Hubble telescope or construct them in space from many launches....

Matthew must have missed the part about having no viable space program......

We could easily have one again and we currently launch dozens of satellites into space every year. We aint exactly not capable of moving dozens of tons into space.