Newfound asteroid will fly close by Earth today (6pm-ish CDT)

[6souls]

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA says a newly discovered asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth on Thursday. The asteroid dubbed 2010 GA6 will safely fly by the planet shortly after 6 p.m. CDT.

At the time of its closest pass, the 71-foot-wide space rock will be 223,000 miles away from Earth. That's about 16,000 miles closer than the moon.

NASA routinely tracks asteroids and comets that make close approaches to Earth. In January, another small asteroid made an even closer approach to Earth, passing within 76,000 miles.

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_arti...storyid=847772

[Woozie]

Will we be able to see it? If not, why is this news?

[Zalius]

can you see the moon

[Deadgye]

The moon isn't 71 feet wide.

[Plow]

I'm pretty sure the moon is more than 70 feet wide.

[Zalius]

that isn't the point

[Deadgye]

Yes, it is. Being able to see the moon has nothing to do with if we'd be able to see this asteroid. It's a shitload bigger.

[Zalius]

do you know what a telescope is

[Plow]

There was one in January, same size, about half as far, and you were lucky if you could see it with a telescope.

[Zalius]

that isnt the point

[Qalbert]

how newly discovered is it? if they just now noticed how are we supposed to get the nukes there in time?

[6souls]

I think this is due to Obama cutting NASA's funding. They'll only find asteroids when they are "close" now.

[Qalbert]

I think this is due to Obama cutting NASA's funding. They'll only find asteroids when they are "close" now.

BREAKING NEWS: NASA detects new asteroid.

Spoiler: show

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[Plow]

I think this is due to Obama cutting NASA's funding. They'll only find asteroids when they are "close" now.

http://madtown.cc/d/27616-1/Slow-Clap.gif

[Morn]

Are they turning all the asteroid searching satellites around to look for global warming?

[Mizango]

Sup?

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showp...postcount=2145

[Kaylia]

how newly discovered is it? if they just now noticed how are we supposed to get the nukes there in time?

I don't know, is Bruce Willis avaible or not?

[Mizango]

Looks like I was too late after all....

[Qalbert]

LHC thread intimidates us commoners

[Mizango]

LHC thread intimidates us commoners