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[Lizzie_Zoom]

No one seems to have posted what could be the answer to all the World's problems.  An asteroid is coming to call - well within 17,200 miles of us - on February 15th.

Watch this video and think, "what if the scientists have missed off a figure in their calculation".  No, don't worry scientist never get anything wrong!! 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2013/feb/07/asteroid-earth-animation

Bruce Willis is on call apparently to deal with it 

[Entwood]

'Twas on the beeb on the 4th


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21325992

[Lizzie_Zoom]

'Twas on the beeb on the 4th


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21325992

Ah right!  We should be safe then as it was on the BBC

[Varche]

What I found interesting is "more info" in a week. What info?

I wonder if it will cause some sector of the planet problems but no point in causing mass panic just yet!

[BazaJT]

Yes 17,000 odd miles is a pretty long way-unless you're talking about such things as this-in which case it becomes a very near miss!Just hope they're not a fraction out with their calculations I have other things planned than getting squished by an asteroid!!!

[Entwood]

If you are worried about the one in February .. then don't read about this one .....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20961003

   

[omega3000]

Just makes you think how vulnerable we are 

[ozzycat]

better get my crash helmet out then

[Grrrrrr]

If you are worried about the one in February .. then don't read about this one .....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20961003

   

This one says 14 million km but could hit but the other is 17000 km but safe. I guess the timing makes the error on this one so much larger. Come back in 20 years and reassess!

[Nickbat]

"The impact of a 50-meter asteroid is not cataclysmic--unless you happen to be underneath it."

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/28jan_2012da/

 

[aaronjb]

Closer than a geostationary satellite! So .. that's pretty close, then.

Maybe it'll take out some of Sky's babies on the way through

[paul.lovejoy]

dam means i have to finish the work on the house after all

[Lizzie_Zoom]

If you are worried about the one in February .. then don't read about this one .....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20961003

   

Scarry!

Still reading on it states "astronomers say there is still a one-in-200,000 chance that it could strike Earth in 2036."  That's ok then as I will be 82, and that will be enough for me!  You other younger buggers can just get on with it!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Closer than a geostationary satellite! So .. that's pretty close, then.

Maybe it'll take out some of Sky's babies on the way through

That had occurred to me: how far out do our satellites orbit the Earth?  Could it take out the Sky satellites?  Thank God I use BT vision via an aerial!

[aaronjb]

Closer than a geostationary satellite! So .. that's pretty close, then.

Maybe it'll take out some of Sky's babies on the way through

That had occurred to me: how far out do our satellites orbit the Earth?  Could it take out the Sky satellites?  Thank God I use BT vision via an aerial!

Geostationary orbit is ~22,000 miles above sea level at the equator - which is where Sky, communications and so on live. There's plenty of other stuff between the earth and that point, though (and higher) - lots of tasty targets to hit!