threelonmusketeers to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 hours agoDon’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkDon’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032arstechnica.comthreelonmusketeers to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square32fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-24 hours agoCan we launch a satellite at it, perhaps detonate a huge nuke on it to make that chance higher? Wait, we could just detonate all those huge nukes here right now. Show that stupid asteroid.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 minutes agoProject Sundial can still make a comeback.
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni 🇺🇸@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·50 minutes agoNuke the far side of the moon and plunge it into earth. Give the asteroid inadequacy issues.
Can we launch a satellite at it, perhaps detonate a huge nuke on it to make that chance higher?
Wait, we could just detonate all those huge nukes here right now. Show that stupid asteroid.
Project Sundial can still make a comeback.
Nuke the far side of the moon and plunge it into earth. Give the asteroid inadequacy issues.