humble3d Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Asteroid on collision course to hit Earth ? Media via the link below... Statue of Liberty-sized ASTEROID on collision course to hit EARTH, experts fearAN asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty is on a collision course to hit EARTH, scientists fear. Asteroid 2012 TC4 is set to whizz dangerously close to our planet for the second time after the space rock narrowly missed Earth in October 2012. Astronomers estimate 2012 TC4 could be as large as 40m wide - just under the height of New York's famous Statue of Liberty from her feet to the tip of the torch. This is twice the size of the meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in February 2013, which injured 1,500 people and damaged more than 7,000 buildings. The impact of the larger 2012 TC4 asteroid, predicted to near Earth on October 12 2017, could be even more devastating. And, worryingly, experts cannot yet predict where in the world it will strike. Dr Judit Györgyey-Ries, astronomer at the University of Texas' McDonald Observatory, told space blog astrowatch.net: "We could see an airburst maybe broken windows, depending on where it hits." We could see an airburst maybe broken windows, depending on where it hits The giant asteroid was discovered on October 4, 2012 by a Hawaiian observatory and a week later narrowly missed Earth when it passed 94,800km away. Detlef Koschny, head of the near-earth object segment at the European Space Agency, said: "There is a one in a million chance that it could hit us. "The size was estimated from the brightness, but we don't know the reflectivity. So it could be smaller or larger, assume from 10 to 40 metres. "A 40m iron object would go through the atmosphere and make a crater; a 10m rocky object would hardly be noticed." NASA's Asteroid Watch said there is no chance the asteroid will hit Earth, but Dr Györgyey-Ries said more observations are needed to mitigate the uncertainties.Related articles Scientists uncover 'largest asteroid impact zone ever found on Earth' NASA on alert as HUGE Asteroid 2014-YB35 set to 'skim past Earth' at 23,000 mph on FRIDAY Asteroid 2014-YB35 will pass by Earth TODAY: When where and everything you need to know http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/570239/Asteroid-collision-course-earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 pack your shit folks! we're going.... idk. i'll keep my fishing rod out though to see if i can catch that big boy.if i never come back, you know it's because i'm flying through space at 23,000mph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
948bennett Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 hope it hits downing street lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 hope it hits downing street lolSave a piece for Washington, DC, too. Deep Impact, Part 2 as it were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallhagrid Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Gosh - that's tomorrow !!If there's a really loud noise & some quakes we'll just have to hope there's a nice, deep crater where dc was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Dr Györgyey-Ries...translates to english or any other language as dr quackymcquack :lol: his next paid job will be with infowars where he will have a following of fans who will think him the new einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 hope it hits downing street lolI'd rather it hits wherever the two fishes were i.e. Sturgeon & Salmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 if we are really lucky it will bounce off alex jones head and then hit the nsa headquarters,,,,killing two birds with one stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallhagrid Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hmmmm....nuttin yet ?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hmmmm....nuttin yet ?!?yea me thinks they be afeared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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