Mile-wide asteroid and its tiny moon to zoom past Earth this weekend

[YosemiteSam]

Mile-wide asteroid and its tiny moon to zoom past Earth this weekend

LINK To Article

 

[Runwildboys]

That's amazing. An object a mile wide has enough mass to keep a moon orbiting it?

 

[Mountaineerfan]

That's amazing. An object a mile wide has enough mass to keep a moon orbiting it?

That's got the makings of a solid mom joke.

 

[Runwildboys]

That's got the makings of a solid mom joke.

 

[Hardline]

 

[DallasEast]

I was not nearly as good at Asteroids as I was on Galaga but I still loved it all the same.

 

[DallasEast]

Article excerpt: "Even at its closest approach, the asteroid will be too faint to be seen with the naked eye, according to Reddy."

Do tell. A 1-mile wide object flying past at a distance of 3 million miles away. Thank goodness for Kryptonian super vision!!!

I assume Captain Obvious embed that fact in his article to make certain readers were paying attention to what he wrote.

 

[Runwildboys]

Article excerpt: "Even at its closest approach, the asteroid will be too faint to be seen with the naked eye, according to Reddy."

Do tell. A 1-mile wide object flying past at a distance of 3 million miles away. Thank goodness for Kryptonian super vision!!!

I assume Captain Obvious embed that fact in his article to make certain readers were paying attention to what he wrote.

I noticed that he wrote it would be too "faint" to see with the naked eye, so I assume he wants people to know it won't be on fire, or reflect a lot of sunlight.

 

[cowboyec]

derelict space craft.

 

[Runwildboys]

derelict space craft.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

An asteroid with a missile defense system circling it?

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

How do they measure the length of an asteroid?

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

How do they measure an asteroid?

After lazering the asteroid to get is distance they set a telescope with measuring notches on it to a predetermined base line. So its basically size versus distance.

 

[CF74]

3 Million Miles Away...

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

After lazering the asteroid to get is distance they set a telescope with measuring notches on it to a predetermined base line. So its basically size versus distance.

So a laser from space (satelite, probe, etc)?

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

So a laser from space (satelite, probe, etc)?

A lazer from Earth. To gauge its distance from Earth. Then they measure it. You know a rifle scope horizontal measuring lines on it, well so does a telescope. Distance versus size.

 

[Melonfeud]

A Mile Wide projo impacting this little blue /green jewel, that we fondly kill each other over in the disagreed allegations of Whose GOD is swingin' the most powerful god sack would be an
E. L. E.


* tutle-lou,sigh-row-nardy& bye-bye MO-FO'S

 

[Melonfeud]

3 Million Miles Away...

,,,er,,, they've come a long way in the cutting& fauceting of flawless ruby crystals & billion wattage output generator power sources since the last time you checked into it,,,er,,,OBVIOUSLY!

 

[CF74]

,,,er,,, they've come a long way in the cutting& fauceting of flawless ruby crystals & billion wattage output generator power sources since the last time you checked into it,,,er,,,OBVIOUSLY!

Clearly

 

[Runwildboys]

Clearly

@Melonfeud 's nothing, if not clear........Gotta love the guy!