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Asteroid's path altered in NASA's first test of planetary defense system

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by channingcrowderhungry, Oct 11, 2022.

  1. Oct 11, 2022 #1
    channingcrowderhungry

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    Absolutely astounding when you really think about it. Humans have, for the first time, altered the trajectory and course of a celestial body.

    Too bad the dinosaurs didn't have sweet tech.

    Asteroid's path altered in NASA's first test of planetary defense system
     
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  2. Oct 11, 2022 #2
    Orange_and_Bluke

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    Man that’s some good news right there.
     
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  3. Oct 11, 2022 #3
    tampagtr

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    Yeah that was amazing. Smart ass than I am, I was trying to think of the appropriate metaphor joke. But you’re right. We shouldn’t joke about this. That is amazing, and might as well save the planet
     
  4. Oct 11, 2022 #4
    OklahomaGator

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    That is good news!
     
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  5. Oct 11, 2022 #5
    sierragator

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    Promising news. That may save our asses someday as they refine all the tech involved.
     
  6. Oct 12, 2022 #6
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    The bad news is the asteroid is now heading directly towards Earth.
     
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  7. Oct 12, 2022 #7
    OklahomaGator

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    I wonder what the NASA prediction as to what would happen was and how different is the outcome from their prediction?
     
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  8. Oct 12, 2022 #8
    Spurffelbow833

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    And Congress is politically deadlocked over providing funding for correcting the correction.
     
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  9. Oct 12, 2022 #9
    gator95

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    I still prefer the use of Harry Stamper instead of this way of diverting the asteroid.
     
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  10. Oct 12, 2022 #10
    channingcrowderhungry

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    I don't have it in front of me exactly, but I read it was WAY more successful than they thought. Something like they expected a 5% trajectory shift and achieved 18%.
     
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  11. Oct 12, 2022 #11
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  12. Oct 12, 2022 #12
    WESGATORS

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    Hopefully we didn't steer it right into the path of the home planet of the aliens that frequently visit us; they might take it as a sign of aggression.

    Go GATORS!
    ,WESGATORS
     
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  13. Oct 12, 2022 #13
    sierragator

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    Or set of a cosmic game of billiards with unintended consequences for us
     
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    WC53

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    Murphy always wins
     
  15. Oct 12, 2022 #15
    channingcrowderhungry

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    Tyler Murphy disagrees
     
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  17. Oct 12, 2022 #17
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    Now to just pinpoint it to the Tennessee/Bama game!
     
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  18. Oct 12, 2022 #18
    Gatorhead

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    May come in handy one day, especially if a big boy decides to say hello to Earth again.
     
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  19. Oct 14, 2022 #19
    citygator

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    In the movie version the new asteroid path collides with a planet killer and sends it hurling towards earth. Republicans run on “Don’t look up”.
     
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