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NASA: 'Doomsday Asteroid' Poses no Threat
2013-01-13
[An Nahar] A space rock popularly dubbed the "doomsday asteroid" because of fears it could smash into Earth a couple of decades from now poses no risk, NASA said after new observations of the object.

Asteroid 99942 Apophis was scanned by optical telescopes and deep-space radars as it made a flyby this week, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a press release.

Named after the god of evil and darkness in Egyptian mythology, Apophis sparked a scare when it was first detected in 2004.

Early calculations suggested a 2.7-percent probability of collision in 2029, the highest ever for a detected asteroid, but this risk was soon discarded after further observations.

A question mark, though, remained over an impact for April 13, 2036, which NASA initially put at one in 45,000 and then lowered to one in 250,000.

The new observations show that even this remote probability can be excluded, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said in the statement Thursday.
Posted by:Fred

#9  CHINESE MILITARY FORUM [old] > IS OBAMA A NUT? NO DEATH STAR FOR AMERICA | [PCMag.com] WHITE HOUSE: SORRY, WE'RE NOT CREATING A DEATH STAR, starting in 2016 or any other time.

'Tis would cost US$850.00Quadrillion, IMO not counting anti-Rebel TIE Fighters???

Not counting the fact that US Debt-to-GDP is at 175%, not that far off from Japan's 250% but way better than the pre-2014 UK's 600%.

FEAR NOTTETH, AMERIKA, RUSSIA IS ONCE AGAIN TO THE RESCUE, SAVING AMERIKANS FROM AMERICANS ...

* TOPIX > [Russia Beyond the Headlines] RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS COME UP WID PROJECT TO SHOOTDOWN APOPHIS ASTEROID.

Apparently, not everyone on Earth trusts NASA-JPL.

Russian Project would divert or deflect smaller asteroids onto the path of bigger ones, thus inducing certain space rocky oblivion - hilarity to ensue.

[Lest we fergit, TOM CRUISE = "FRANCIS" + "ITS THE WAY THAT YOU USE IT" 1980's MTV Video here].

versus

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > 2033: A MANNED MISSION TO MARS [ESTIMATED COST: US$1.0TRILYUHN).

* IIRC DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS [old] > CHINA PLANS TO GROW VEGGIES ON MARS.

First thingys come first - US-World Perts = future OWG-NWO have to settle the controversy over "Peak Oil/Resources" lest the only thing that will be accomplished in the Mars mission is sending Astronauts + similar to their inevitable deaths on Mars due to lack of Earth relief as due again to Earth's + OWG's lack of available resources for such. THE EARTH-NAUTS WILL BE LOOKING OUT OF THEIR PORTALS FOR SIGNS OF INCOMING RESUPPLY ANDOR REPLACEMENT SPACE SHIPS THAT MAY NEVER COME???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-01-13 23:28  

#8  APOPHIS 2029/30-2036 remains a viable threat because our super-PCorrect, "agree to disagree" future OWG Govts-Perts can't agree on "the Math" or effects.

ADVANTAGE = GOD + GHOSTS + NOSTRADAMUS + MADONNA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-01-13 18:40  

#7  *uploads coordinates for Mecca*
Posted by: Frank G   2013-01-13 15:36  

#6  SO...does anything happen if it hits the moon in 2036 instead... the conspiracy minded need to know!
Posted by: Water Modem   2013-01-13 15:26  

#5  Frankly I'm going with Joe here.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-01-13 13:38  

#4  "Innocuous Asteroid" doesn't sell papers...
Posted by: tu3031   2013-01-13 11:45  

#3  How can it be both a "doomsday asteroid" and not pose a risk?
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-01-13 10:36  

#2  Further info -

"That possibility has dropped to one in a million that this object will hit in 2036, so we can breathe a sigh of relief,"
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-01-13 07:49  

#1  Sorry, but I'll trust God + my ancestors + NOstradamus + Madonna before I rely on "agree to disagree" waffling Perts.

Iff its NOT an impact ala APOPHIS which causes Guam, Earth-observed lunar explosions in the future then it could be VOLCANISM, which given the status of the Moon's core + its general composition it could only be vee the SUN.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-01-13 01:57  

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