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paleotn

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15. Close shave. 57K miles may seem like a lot.....

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 05:37 PM

May 18

But when that big rock is moving at 50K to 70K mph relative to the sun, that's a bit disconcerting. A little gravitational tug here or there, even years ago, and it could be a very bad day for some people on earth. Not Chicxulub by any means but you don't want to be anywhere near the air burst or impact if parts survive entering our atmosphere. Whole lot of rocks out there. Many we know nothing about. Scary stuff

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An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth (today, just before 6pm eastern time) uh-oh! [View all] orleans May 18 OP

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LOL popsdenver May 18 #13

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Yeah, about Hiroshima Metaphorical May 18 #6

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Oh thank god dweller May 18 #2

Disappointed bustedbiscuits May 18 #3

Yeah, same. EuterpeThelo May 18 #22

Thanks for the heads up! Will dust off my hard hat! Attilatheblond May 18 #5

Let it go by. Norrrm May 18 #7

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Don't look up! betsuni May 18 #9

I see what you did there Brother Buzz May 18 #17

Too small to see, though. MineralMan May 18 #10

Unless it's not a miss and you're in the trajectory. paleotn May 18 #18

Exactly why RoseTrellis May 18 #25

Maralago James48 May 18 #12

We're all gonna die!!! Martin Eden May 18 #14

Funny thing, when you're young, you don't think much about Father Time. paleotn May 18 #16

Time, by Pink Floyd Martin Eden May 18 #23

That they do. paleotn May 18 #27

Close shave. 57K miles may seem like a lot..... paleotn May 18 #15

The skywatchers should be able... BH liberal May 18 #19

That's three minutes from now Uncle Joe May 18 #20

you're welcome. i heard joan esposito (on wcpt) mention this so i googled and found a couple articles. orleans May 18 #28

Tell Trump it is made of priceless rare minerals. Irish_Dem May 18 #26

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