SIGforum
NASA is investigating a large asteroid made of solid metal - primarily gold
June 27, 2019, 08:33 PM
gearhoundsNASA is investigating a large asteroid made of solid metal - primarily gold
quote:
They might need a smelter.
Ooo, you’ve done it now...
“Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown June 27, 2019, 08:42 PM
Lord VaalicWell we all wanted the comet... Here it comes and it's solid gold baby!
Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day June 27, 2019, 11:13 PM
David LeeWe should hurry up and mine it before china does. Buy it with bit coins and print our title. BTW, what is a quadrillion ?
June 27, 2019, 11:41 PM
TXJIMquote:
Originally posted by David Lee:
BTW, what is a quadrillion ?
An Ass-teroid load.
______________________________
“I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.”
― John Wayne
June 27, 2019, 11:56 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by David Lee:
We should hurry up and mine it before china does. Buy it with bit coins and print our title. BTW, what is a quadrillion ?
1,000,000,000,000,000. (10 to the 15th power.)
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth June 28, 2019, 12:01 AM
Jim Shugartquote:
quadrillion
I thought it was a citizen of Quadrill, a small country in Central Africa. ???
???
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw
June 28, 2019, 07:12 AM
KDRSerious Question: How can we know the composition of an object so far away?
____________________
I Like Guns and stuff
June 28, 2019, 07:49 AM
Lt CHEGI’m hoping we can get all the gold from it so I can stop hearing those stupid Roslyn Capital and other gold selling commercials!
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” June 28, 2019, 07:51 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by KDR:
Serious Question: How can we know the composition of an object so far away?
They are all listed in here:
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים June 28, 2019, 11:07 AM
randymanquote:
Originally posted by KDR:
Serious Question: How can we know the composition of an object so far away?
Really long dowsing rods - or don't you believe in that stuff?
June 28, 2019, 11:15 AM
HRK
June 28, 2019, 12:43 PM
az4783054The DNC has commissioned Elon Musk to get there first.
I'm retired and owe no one an apology for my personal opinions.
June 28, 2019, 01:16 PM
cne32507quote:
Originally posted by KDR:
Serious Question: How can we know the composition of an object so far away?
"Another way to determine the composition is to use radar. With planetary radar you send out a radio signal to the asteroid and look at what is reflected back. The radio waves react differently to different materials, for example metals look quite different from rock. This is a relatively new technique"
June 28, 2019, 03:26 PM
RichardCDon't panic!
I have Glenn Beck and William Devane on speed dial … let me call and see what they say ...
____________________
June 28, 2019, 10:30 PM
AglifterUseless to bring it to Earth - much more valuable to have metal in orbit - no idea how they'd bring it anywhere near Earth. (But its an excellent idea to identify sources of building materials.)
June 28, 2019, 11:21 PM
Modern Day SavageSince childhood I have been interested in space exploration and astronauts...but never more so than after reading this article.
If anyone has a space ship and a couple space suits for hire I've got a couple picks and shovels and a gold pan...I think we could crack this nugget.
quote:
Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
If this thing actually did hit us, it's unlikely that humans would survive. The comet/asteroid that hit the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico 65 million years ago was only about 6 miles in diameter and an order of magnitude less dense. It wiped about half of all genera on the plant, including all large (>40 lbs) animals.
IF this asteroid were to impact earth there would be some irony in the method of our destruction.
June 28, 2019, 11:29 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
Since childhood I have been interested in space exploration and astronauts...but never more so than after reading this article.
If anyone has a space ship and a couple space suits for hire I've got a couple picks and shovels and a gold pan...I think we could crack this nugget.
You might enjoy reading Robert A. Heinlein's "The Rolling Stones".
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth June 28, 2019, 11:32 PM
Modern Day Savagequote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
Since childhood I have been interested in space exploration and astronauts...but never more so than after reading this article.
If anyone has a space ship and a couple space suits for hire I've got a couple picks and shovels and a gold pan...I think we could crack this nugget.
You might enjoy reading Robert A. Heinlein's "The Rolling Stones".
flashguy
I've read other Heinlein stories but not familiar with The Rolling Stones. Thanks for the recommendation.
June 29, 2019, 02:03 AM
kkinaDid y'all know that AOC has an asteroid named after her?:
23238 Ocasio-CortezUnlike its namesake the spacerock is "very stable and has zero chance of destroying the planet".
June 29, 2019, 05:17 AM
gearhoundsquote:
Originally posted by kkina:
Did y'all know that AOC has an asteroid named after her?:
23238 Ocasio-CortezUnlike its namesake the spacerock is "very stable and has zero chance of destroying the planet".
It is also confirmed to have a hollow interior which as is heated by the sun, is filled with hot air.
“Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown