threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 16 days agoDon’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down13cross-posted to: arstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
arrow-up1159arrow-down1external-linkDon’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032arstechnica.comthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: arstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down3·edit-215 days 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-up4·15 days agoProject Sundial can still make a comeback.
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni 🇺🇸@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·15 days agoNuke the far side of the moon and plunge it into earth. Give the asteroid inadequacy issues.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 days agoWouldn’t detonating on the forward side rather than the zenith side be most effective at lowering the perigee of the moon?
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni 🇺🇸@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 days agoall i remember from my ksp days is add more struts
minus-squareKrik@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days ago all i remember from my ksp days is add more struts boosters Fixed it for you.
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni 🇺🇸@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoAlas, without the struts, the boosters shall return unto The Lord, leaving thine kerbalnauts Kerbinbound.
minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoYou think humanity would be in this spot if the average person had a fucking clue whatsoever?
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.
Wouldn’t detonating on the forward side rather than the zenith side be most effective at lowering the perigee of the moon?
all i remember from my ksp days is add more struts
Fixed it for you.
Alas, without the struts, the boosters shall return unto The Lord, leaving thine kerbalnauts Kerbinbound.
You think humanity would be in this spot if the average person had a fucking clue whatsoever?