Passive Aggressive Asteroid Sensationalism

[Jarvis323]

This isn't meant to be a serious post. This article had me laughing a little this morning.

NASA is keeping a close eye on a massive asteroid leading up to the weekend, according to a report by the UK's Daily Times.

The asteroid is estimated to be between 820 feet and 1,870 feet, making it potentially taller than the Empire State Building at 1,453 feet, and it's traveling at a speed of 11,200 miles per hour.

Scientists don't expect the asteroid to collide with Earth, rather it should zoom safely past, but they will keep an eye on it in case it enters Earth's atmosphere.

The expectation is that the space rock will miss our planet by over 3-million miles when it flies past on Sat., June 6.

This big asteroid is the final of five expected to fly past Earth this week.

https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-wor...tate-building-headed-towards-earth-06-03-2020

 

[Vanadium 50]

11,200 mph? How did it get so slow?

 

[berkeman]

11,200 mph? How did it get so slow?

It's one of those alien space probes disguised as an asteroid. It has retro-rockets to maneuver better for its fly-by mission...

 

[DrGreg]

I notice that the "UK's Daily Times" is in Pakistan.

 

[Keith_McClary]

11,200 mph? How did it get so slow?

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Space Station moves at 26,000 km/s.

 

[Vanadium 50]

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Space Station moves at 26,000 km/s

This is what suspending the NHL season does to people.

 

[pinball1970]

This isn't meant to be a serious post. This article had me laughing a little this morning.
https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-wor...tate-building-headed-towards-earth-06-03-2020

Miss by 3 million miles or enter the Earth's atmosphere.
That seems a wide margin of error to me, is NASA that flaky?NASA link here with the data on the them
https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/