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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 (arstechnica.com)

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[–] uxia@midwest.social 2 points 4 days ago

Reading this headline instantly brought a huge smile to my face 😁

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If we are able to nudge an asteroid, would an asteroid of this size nudge the earth?

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[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sigh. Why can't it be 109%

This place sucks.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago

It's not big enough to fix anything. If it hits, it won't hit America or Europe

It's in the big nuke scale of energy, enough to do a lot of damage to a small area. Were it to hit a city, the city would need a lot of rebuilding. Were it to hit, few people would be in danger as we will have years of warning. The only people in the impact area would be "storm chasers" travelling to see the impact

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Which direction do I need to fart to up those numbers?

[–] oleorun@real.lemmy.fan 3 points 6 days ago

Eh, Paradise and Silo got me ready for the future.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social -2 points 4 days ago

Fucking finally goddamn

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 days ago

I wonder if the "important" people know the chances are higher, so they're going for broke in order to build their escape ship.

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