asteroid heading towards earth

just found this, anyone know anything more?

channels.aolsvc.co.uk...

I know you just linked me to the antichrist AOL =/....Im not signing up.

its just where i saw it

ur a liar a #in pig liar. i loathe oo. oozoopapa

Originally posted by cheese
its just where i saw it

please cut and paste the topic as we cannot read it unless we have AOL and I will not ever sign up to AOL.

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try this one

www.astronomynow.com...

right sorry bout that, here it is:

Massive Asteroid Careers Towards Earth


Armageddon: Well, not this time, but the giant space rock will miss by a cosmic whisker


A giant asteroid is speeding towards the Earth, space scientists said today.

The massive rock, almost a quarter of a mile wide, was on a one-chance-in-60 collision course with the planet – though most observers now believe the odds to be a fraction of this.

However, the space rock will come so close that it will pass between the Earth and orbiting telecommunications satellites – and, at 22,600 miles, will be the nearest miss in recorded history.

It will also be visible with the naked eye from the UK mainland.

If the asteroid were to hit Earth, the resulting explosion would be the equivalent to a direct strike with 20 hydrogen bombs.

Vast areas of the planet would be transformed into wasteland, or, if it hit the ocean, a giant tsunami would be generated.

Professor Mark Bailey, director of the Armagh Observatory, said: “I think everyone is saying that it is going to miss, though you will be able to see it with a small telescope or even the naked eye.

“It is like being on a train station platform and watching an express train go by three feet away.

“You’re close but it’s not dangerous.”

The asteroid, called MN4, will skim Earth on Friday, April 13 2029.

There is a lot of post on this subject already here on ATS. You can use search to find if news or information is allready reported here. Also this probably should probably be in the Fragile Earth forum even though asteroids are in space.

Originally posted by makaveli_81
ur a liar a #in pig liar. i loathe oo. oozoopapa

Looks like he doesn't want to be a member here for too long..


I'll bet that there are thousands of asteroids heading towards earth...

Originally posted by elevatedone

Originally posted by makaveli_81
ur a liar a #in pig liar. i loathe oo. oozoopapa

Looks like he doesn't want to be a member here for too long..

I'll bet that there are thousands of asteroids heading towards earth...

Try this thread........already posted on the same subject.........

www.abovetopsecret.com...'

Originally posted by DrHoracid

Originally posted by elevatedone

Originally posted by makaveli_81
ur a liar a #in pig liar. i loathe oo. oozoopapa

Looks like he doesn't want to be a member here for too long..

I'll bet that there are thousands of asteroids heading towards earth...

Try this thread........already posted on the same subject.........

www.abovetopsecret.com...'

yeah... I knew that thread was there, I just wanted to point out the useless name calling on that one post...

Another article...

news.independent.co.uk...

A lucky break on Friday the 13th, 2029: giant asteroid will narrowly miss earth
By Steve Connor, Science Editor
15 February 2005


A giant asteroid the size of three football pitches will make the closest flyby of Earth in recorded history for an object of its size, scientists said yesterday.

It will pass between the Earth and the Moon and will even come closer than the orbit of many telecommunications satellites, although astronomers insisted that there was little chance of a collision with the massive rock.

Edit: Or.....just go to the link Dr. Horacid posted.
I should pay more attention

[edit on 15-2-2005 by ThatsJustWeird]

i think its bollocks nd the only way we re gona experience armageddon is if the those trigga happy, un professional bastard yanks # us all over and listen to their gobby, sweating, illiterate chimp of a president. peace

This visual is startling...it shows just how close this thing is gonna get...!

yeah its supposed to actually pass between the earth and telecommunication satelites!if its that close how can it not hit us? its crazy!!

makaveli_81! Take it somewhere else, please. Trolls arn't very welcome here on ATS. If you have nothing constructive to say, don't say anything at all.

And be glad folks... originally they thought it would hit us. Of course though, a few years back NASA did say if they knew something would hit us they would downplay it or not even release the knowledge to the public. Just something to keep in mind.

think its bollocks nd the only way we re gona experience armageddon is if the those trigga happy, un professional bastard yanks # us all over and listen to their gobby, sweating, illiterate chimp of a president. peace

I'm sure there are other ways to say this, as well as contribute to the discussion... I can see you have two warns already.... I didn't give them to you, but I'm assuming it's because of your posts in this thread. Please heed those warns though, and please take the advice of any of the mods who issued them.

Thanks,
Gaz.

Originally posted by cheese
If the asteroid were to hit Earth, the resulting explosion would be the equivalent to a direct strike with 20 hydrogen bombs.

Maybe equivalent to 20 Russian 100Mt "country buster".

Using quarter mile size and conservative other values its impact energy would be something like 1700 megatons.
Compare that to yield of typical nukes which are 0.2-0.5 megatons at most.

www.lpl.arizona.edu...

wow i totally agree with what you guys said.....actually im not....im confused....ahhh

Well I for one want them to tell us I am not going to clean house at all on that day and I mean the day that an asteroid is expected to hit earth. I'm going to do something constructive on that day like a have a good bottle of wine and I am going to spring for the expensive stuff and maybe take a few pain pills and go outside and moon all the people I don't like as they drive by.lol