Asteroid to threaten Earth in 2013

[mike]

This will be interesting


Blast it or paint it: Asteroid to threaten Earth in 2013 — RT

 

[K'vothe]

Hmm well, I guess we now know the reason of NASA's 'preparedness' message a while back...

(mock me if already 'solved')

 

[mike]

Whats disturbing is we dont have enough time to build a spacecraft to intercept

Whatever the mission, building a spaceship to deal with 2012 DA14 will take two years – at least.
The asteroid has proven a bitter discovery. It has been circling in orbit for three years already, crossing Earth’s path several times, says space analyst Sergey Naroenkov from the Russian Academy of Sciences. It seems that spotting danger from outer space is still the area where mere chance reigns, while asteroid defense systems exist only in drafts.

But if the entire asteroid is to crash into the planet, the impact will be as hard as in the Tunguska blast, which in 1908 knocked down trees over a total area of 2,150 sq km (830 sq miles) in Siberia. This is almost the size of Luxembourg. In today’s case, the destination of the asteroid is yet to be determined.

 

[dyingsun]

At least it is 2013, I like my Doomsday scenarios to not be in this year.

 

[mike]

At least it is 2013, I like my Doomsday scenarios to not be in this year.

 

[dyingsun]

Love it.