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Post by Admin on Dec 2, 2021 19:33:00 GMT -5
A large asteroid the size of the Washington Monument is heading for Earth in late December that, if it impacts, would cause devastation far greater than an atomic bomb, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. The stuff of science fiction t.co/IJTcdqiNxj |
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Post by Admin on Dec 2, 2021 19:36:44 GMT -5
Ok,
CLICK BAIT
"The asteroid is unlikely to hit the planet, however, expected to pass by at a distance of more than 4.5 million kilometers. For comparison, the distance between the Earth and the Moon is around 384,000 km. ā about a twelfth of that."
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Post by windy on Dec 2, 2021 19:53:02 GMT -5
Don't feel bad, I saw that as well, click... closed site.  |
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Post by peeves on Dec 3, 2021 13:49:24 GMT -5
Don't feel bad, I saw that as well, click... closed site. Perhaps we will get a astral display en passant. |
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Post by campy on Dec 16, 2021 8:31:47 GMT -5
Hard to believe isn't it, that the universe is a random place and survival depends on luck.
Depending on the angle coming in the asteroid could become another moon circling the Earth.
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Post by windy on Dec 16, 2021 17:14:28 GMT -5
IMO, there's very little in the universe that's random. It's a grand design beyond the comprehension of mere mortals.
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Post by campy on Dec 18, 2021 11:30:38 GMT -5
IMO,Ā there's very little in the universe that'sĀ random.Ā It's a grand design beyond the comprehension of mere mortals. I used to think that as well. It's all random. No two individuals alike and no other planets like earth. And it's all temporary. |
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Post by windy on Dec 18, 2021 16:17:25 GMT -5
IMO, there's very little in the universe that's random. It's a grand design beyond the comprehension of mere mortals. I used to think that as well. It's all random. No two individuals alike and no other planets like earth. And it's all temporary. I suspect there are many planets in the universe that are "like" Earth, but not identical to Earth. There are individuals alike, but none identical. Everything is temporary, but it's all in the interpretation of time and space. Unless something can be proven as an absolute truth, then one version of fact is as good as another. |
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Post by campy on Dec 18, 2021 19:00:16 GMT -5
It's an argument you can't lose. Nothing is identical. Not even fraternal twins.
Earth is a fluke in the universe. It's not common to see a planet revolving around a friendly sun and an abundance of water.
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Post by windy on Dec 18, 2021 20:47:35 GMT -5
We have no idea what's happening in other galaxies, and we have little knowledge of what's happening in our own galaxy of 300 billion stars and even more planets. There's an estimated 2 trillion other galaxies in the universe, each with untold billions of planetary systems. I suspect there are millions of planets supporting life of some type, but due to distance limitations, we'll never know. Water is abundant, they are finding it on the moon and Mars, the laws of physics are the same everywhere in our present universe. Who knows what happens in other dimensions?
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Post by campy on Dec 18, 2021 22:16:13 GMT -5
Just observing our own earth shows how different we are from all our contacts so far. The moon and Mars for all intents and purposes are barren deserts. I don't even know why we are still wasting money and time on them.
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Post by windy on Dec 18, 2021 22:28:42 GMT -5
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Post by campy on Dec 19, 2021 8:09:13 GMT -5
We can agree that liquid water is essential to life as we know it. I really don't care about one eyed mushrooms.
The claim of water on Mars and the moon is subject to scrutiny.
First of all, the water that we know is H2O . You can have H3O
Then the water has to be liquid. Ice doesn't count for living things.
Then what happened to the the water on Mars and the Moon.
It's simple. Neither of these have an atmosphere like Earth that filters the harmful radiation from our sun.
One of the reasons that humans haven't been going back to the Moon is because of the harmful radiation in space.
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Post by windy on Dec 19, 2021 22:34:44 GMT -5
One of the reasons that humans haven't been going back to the Moon is because of the harmful radiation in space. Another reason is the moon is crawling with aliens on the far side, and they told the US in secret meetings to stay away. We've got enough problems without pissing off aliens, so best we keep the peace. šš·š½ |
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Post by peeves on Dec 20, 2021 15:45:32 GMT -5
One of the reasons that humans haven't been going back to the Moon is because of the harmful radiation in space. Another reason is the moon is crawling with aliens on the far side, and they told the US in secret meetings to stay away. We've got enough problems without pissing off aliens, so best we keep the peace. šš·š½  Another one of those 'far side of the moon alien' theories. Hell' bells everyone knows by now that it's a penal colony.
(SHHHHHHH! They're watching... 
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Another one of those 'far side of the moon alien' theories. Hell' bells everyone knows by now that it's a penal colony.