PaulaJedi 658 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Asteroid to fly past Earth just before Election Day, NASA says https://www.foxnews.com/science/asteroid-fly-past-earth-election-day-nasa-says It's only 6.5 feet in diameter and hardly a threat, but news found it necessary to mention it. It seems like every asteroid becomes breaking news for some reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Done 2 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 At 6.5 feet in diameter, it is not considered as a potential danger, but the space agency is monitoring it and other such asteroids nonetheless. It was first seen on November 3, 2018, and was last seen 13 days later. A recent poll showed that Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid collisions rather than sending people back to the Moon or Mars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulaJedi 658 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 3 hours ago, John Done said: At 6.5 feet in diameter, it is not considered as a potential danger, but the space agency is monitoring it and other such asteroids nonetheless. It was first seen on November 3, 2018, and was last seen 13 days later. A recent poll showed that Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid collisions rather than sending people back to the Moon or Mars. There is one. Part of the Space Force's mission is to monitor these things. I also have no faith in "polls". 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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