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« on: January 26, 2023, 02:09:02 PM »

It was just dicovered on January 21.



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On Thursday, Jan. 26, a small near-Earth asteroid will have a very close encounter with our planet. Designated 2023 BU, the asteroid will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 4:27 p.m. PST (7:27 p.m. EST) only 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometers) above the planet’s surface and well within the orbit of geosynchronous satellites.

There is no risk of the asteroid impacting Earth. But even if it did, this small asteroid – estimated to be 11.5 to 28 feet (3.5 to 8.5 meters) across – would turn into a fireball and largely disintegrate harmlessly in the atmosphere, with some of the bigger debris potentially falling as small meteorites.

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« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2023, 02:22:21 PM »

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« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2023, 05:44:10 PM »

Actress Jennifer Lawrence on US Breakfast TV was upset about our lack of alarm concerning the Asteroid now approaching Earth.

Live TV Interview

https://youtu.be/ODfa6aN_2_U

Tell me they didn't discover it last week.
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« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2023, 11:03:30 PM »

"Black Hole Sun, won't you come?"
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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2023, 12:06:07 AM »

in 25 years when Elon Musk is trying to pull one of these into orbit for mining purposes, Chicken Littles are going to freak the hell out.
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