FloodMoose t1_iuimiyu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in Scientists Find Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Hiding in the Sun’s Glare | At nearly 1.5 kilometers wide, it's the largest such asteroid discovered in eight years. by chrisdh79

>To be perfectly clear: The asteroid is not currently barreling toward Earth. but its path could bring it close enough one day that NASA will want to keep tabs on it.

That's what most people need to see.

zeeblecroid t1_iujmv2e wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:47 PM

And it will be the most consistently-buried part of every single article about this for the next week or two, I'll bet.

[deleted] t1_iuj7cmu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:02 PM

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Grouchy-Engine1584 t1_iujzlhm wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:20 PM

Edit: that’s what they want most people to see ;)

SeekingImmortality t1_iuip4xt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Lets just not treat it like we treated climate change 'Eh, it might be a problem eventually, no need to do anything about it now, ...or now when its closer, ... or now when it's already happening....'

Xkloid t1_iuiqm2p wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Don't worry, politicians will find a reason we need to give up more liberties in order for us to be saved from the asteroid, just give it time.

falafelbot t1_iuiwcoe wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:49 PM

Your father and I are for the jobs the ~~comet~~ asteroid will provide