Posted on 06/15/2012 5:45:37 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Attention space enthusiasts: an asteroid the "size of a city block" will whip past Earth tonight, Space.com's MIke Wall reports.
The asteroid was discovered earlier this week by astronomers at an Australian observatory.
Although the 1,650-foot wide space rock, which will pass within 3.35 million miles of Earth, is large enough and comes close enough to our planet to be considered a hazard, astronomers say there's nothing to worry about.
If it passes within range to be caught on camera, you'll be able to watch the live event safely from you computer screens through the Slooh Space Camera, starting at 8:00 p.m. EDT.
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Catastrophism ping
Paging Spurgeon Tanner; paging Spurgeon Tanner.
Spurgeon Tanner, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
Close call! LOL. Would we even know it if it happened? “Nuclear Winter” event?
The most miserable years of my life were at IBM after Gerstner appeared. I did manage to make it to retirement and cashed out of IBM and CA.
Oh damn, it’s past? I forgot to worry about this.... so many worries so little time!
Yeah. We got spared once more.
good book, read it years ago.
I am a huge Pournelle fan. I’ve been reading him for 30+ years. I’m a patron of his web site. Him and Free Republic are the only two reader-supported web sites I send money to, which should tell you something of what I think of Pournelle.
Recommended.
http://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/
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