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“There is no possibility of the small space rock entering Earth’s atmosphere during this pass or for the foreseeable future.”
Originally posted by Ventessa
So.... are we gonna die? Or is it going to be a cool light show...? What's the dealio?
Or is it over already??edit on 14-4-2011 by Ventessa because: Had another question...
Why are we only hearing about this now? Surely this would have been spotted earlier.
Originally posted by Ventessa
So.... are we gonna die? Or is it going to be a cool light show...? What's the dealio?
Or is it over already??edit on 14-4-2011 by Ventessa because: Had another question...
SPINNING ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2011 GP59 is flying past Earth today, April 15th, not far beyond the orbit of the Moon (1.4 LD). There's no danger of a collision, but the 50-meter space rock is remarkable: It is elongated and spinning once every 7.5 minutes.
Originally posted by Bee2010
I simply asked why we were only hearing about it now. Surely someone should have known it was on the way.
I didn't blow anything out of proportion. I simply asked why we were only hearing about it now. Surely someone should have known it was on the way.
Originally posted by Bee2010
reply to post by Davian
I didn't blow anything out of proportion. I simply asked why we were only hearing about it now. Surely someone should have known it was on the way.