D3ATHfromAB0V3x t1_iy78my2 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 6:53 AM

Reply to Mauna Loa eruption 24-hour time lapse from USGS webcam (wait for 00:01:00) by Baconaise

Suddenly Mustafar

D3ATHfromAB0V3x t1_iqxmmhl wrote on October 3, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Reply to comment by jcmidmo in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace

So the ludicrous, yet slightly feasible, method of terraforming mars is off the table?

D3ATHfromAB0V3x t1_iqxfudg wrote on October 3, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Reply to comment by maxk95 in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace

I like where this is going...

D3ATHfromAB0V3x t1_iqx52ni wrote on October 3, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Reply to comment by Fortune090 in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace

I'm not arguing about the validity of the impactor. It's probably the best solution we have at the moment. I'm just curious why we would rather move it slightly off course than destroy it and never worry about it again.

D3ATHfromAB0V3x t1_iqx1mes wrote on October 3, 2022 at 6:47 PM

Reply to After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace

Serious question: Why not just nuke it? A direct impact of a nuke on an asteroid the size of didymorphus/didymos would surely disintegrate or severely break it down and cause nothing more than a meteor shower. And the explosion would alter its path too.