Philosophy
These are tough time right now...worst I have ever experienced: High prices with natural gas, gasoline, food, services; terrible natural disasters; corrupt government officials; disproportionate care for health issues; homelessness; unemployment; armed conflict; starvation. In light of those issues are you concerned at all by the following...
Notes: LD means "Lunar Distance." 1 LD = 384,401 km, the distance between Earth and the Moon. 1 LD also equals 0.00256 AU. MAG is the visual magnitude of the asteroid on the date of closest approach.
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Philosophy
Worried?
Are you worried?
These are tough time right now...worst I have ever experienced: High prices with natural gas, gasoline, food, services; terrible natural disasters; corrupt government officials; disproportionate care for health issues; homelessness; unemployment; armed conflict; starvation. In light of those issues are you concerned at all by the following...
May 2008 Earth-asteroid encounters:
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| Asteroid | Date(UT) | Miss Distance | Mag. | Size |
| 2008 HG | May 5 | 17 LD | 18 | 90 m |
| 2008 DE | May 9 | 17 LD | 16 | 550 m |
| 2008 HD2 | May 9 | 6.5 LD | 19 | 40 m |
| 2008 JL24 | May 10 | 0.4 LD | 18 | 5 m |
| 2008 HR3 | May 11 | 3.1 LD | 17 | 50 m |
| 2008 HW1 | May 14 | 72 LD | 17 | 1.4 km |
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Gregg Easterbrook
Are you worried?
- A Lunar Satellite?
This is ridiculous. Would the asteroid have any effect on Earth's tides? "NASA mulls plan to drag asteroid into moon's orbit" by Jeff Hecht January 2nd, 2013 New Scientist Who says NASA has lost interest in the moon? Along with rumours of...
- Babylon's Nineveh, Austen Henry Layard, Asteroid
Austen Henry Layard March 5th, 1817 to July 5th, 1894 In 3123 BC, a Sumerian astronomer saw a devastating asteroid, perhaps a half-mile wide, according to an interpretation of a clay tablet, made by researchers from Bristol University, reported in The...
- South African Student And 2010 Dc2
"From asteroid to hero - the makings of a scientist" May 2010 Science in Africa A South African scholar who sighted a new asteroid has become something of a hero for young science boffins in the country. Ernie Halberg, a 12th grade student in South...
- Russians And Asteroid Apophis
Did I miss the latest issue of comic book Fools In Space? "Russians to Save World From Killer Asteroid With ‘Laws of Physics’" by Sue December 30th, 2009 ChattaBox.com The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming—to save us from impending...
- Science Debates For The 2008 Presidential Candidates
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