Space Race 2.0

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China and US lead the race for Mars - with missions to land this month (msn.com)

 

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Fake news....

Articles like this one really piss me off.

The largest near-Earth asteroid of 2021 is barreling toward us right now
Mike Wehner 5 hrs ago
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• The largest asteroid expected to make a close pass of Earth in 2021 will arrive in late March, coming within roughly 1.2 million miles of our planet.
• The rock, called 2001 FO32, is considered by NASA to be a “potentially hazardous asteroid” due to its habit of coming relatively close to our planet.
• The object measures somewhere between a half-mile and a mile wide, which would certainly cause some very serious problems if it were to impact Earth.
• ( Really? Ya think?")

Space is filled with loose debris ranging from tiny specks of dust to massive rocks that could wipe out a planet ( This kind of rhetoric uncalled for and and untrue)if they were to slam into one at high speeds, and our solar system is no different. We know about a lot of the larger asteroids that are hanging around in our neck of the cosmic woods, and space agencies around the globe keep a close eye on them to ensure they stay at a safe distance from our planet. ( NASA knows all about 98% of them) They can do diddly squat to ensure they don't hit us, Jesus, watch bad movies much?")

2001 FO32 is one such rock,( And you know that it's a rock how exactly?) and it’s expected to make a relatively close pass of Earth in March. Scientists don’t know a lot about the object, but they believe it will pass Earth without issue. They estimate that the asteroid will pass at a distance of roughly 1.2 million miles, give or take a hundred thousand miles or so, and they believe it’s somewhere between a half-mile and one mile wide.
What an idiot.