ST. LOUIS – NASA is keeping tabs on a massive asteroid that’s coming closer to Earth each day. The space agency has an asteroid watch section of its website showing the next 5 approaches, which are all in the next few days.
The largest is estimated to be 1,100 feet wide, approximately the size of a football stadium. That one, named 2002 NN4, would come the closest to Earth on June 6. However, scientists don’t expect there to be a collision on Earth. It’s closest approach will be 3,160,000 miles from Earth.
There are three others the size of a plane and one the size of a house also making their way to earth over the next few days. Scientists also don’t believe there are any concerns from those asteroids either. The closest one is expected to come within 1,830,000 miles of earth later today.
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June 04, 2020, 01:16 PM
WaterburyBob
Really, it would be the logical next step for this year from hell ...
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June 04, 2020, 01:18 PM
Shaql
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It’s closest approach will be 3,160,000 miles from Earth.
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June 04, 2020, 01:40 PM
BigSwede
"Near Earth"
June 04, 2020, 01:41 PM
egregore
3,160,000 miles is over sixteen times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Doesn't sound very close to me.
June 04, 2020, 01:45 PM
bigwagon
Close in horseshoes and cosmic terms.
June 04, 2020, 02:09 PM
AllenInAR
Stadium sized?
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June 04, 2020, 02:16 PM
Loswsmith
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Originally posted by egregore: 3,160,000 miles is over sixteen times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Doesn't sound very close to me.
"Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is. I mean you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space."
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June 04, 2020, 03:34 PM
darthfuster
Assteroids? I might have one of those....
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June 04, 2020, 03:42 PM
SPWAMike0317
There are many out there. A listing is on this site, scroll down a bit.
Originally posted by WaterburyBob: Really, it would be the logical next step for this year from hell ...
No kidding. I'm thinking that the Yellowstone caldera will blow what with all the earthquakes happening there.
Jim
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June 04, 2020, 04:32 PM
dlc444
Sounds like an SEP to me
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June 04, 2020, 04:35 PM
Georgeair
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Originally posted by egregore: 3,160,000 miles is over sixteen times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Doesn't sound very close to me.
Until one takes out the moon.....
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June 04, 2020, 04:36 PM
RichardC
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Originally posted by Loswsmith:
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Originally posted by egregore: 3,160,000 miles is over sixteen times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Doesn't sound very close to me.
"Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is. I mean you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space."
Would you go so far as to say that it is Gigantic multiplied by colossal multiplied by staggeringly huge?
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June 04, 2020, 05:18 PM
az4783054
I'd be ok with it if it struck pelosi and the house...
June 04, 2020, 05:22 PM
LS1 GTO
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Originally posted by Loswsmith:
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Originally posted by egregore: 3,160,000 miles is over sixteen times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Doesn't sound very close to me.
"Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is. I mean you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space."
As I recall for close dimensions; if the Sun were the size of a golf ball located in Dallas, the nearest sun next to it would be in Boston (or something like that).
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June 04, 2020, 05:26 PM
Sailor1911
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Originally posted by az4783054: I'd be ok with it if it struck pelosi and the house...
I'd be OK if the house fell on Pelosi. We are in KS you know! ;-)
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June 04, 2020, 05:51 PM
SIGWALLY
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Originally posted by darthfuster: Assteroids? I might have one of those....
See a doctor. They only get worse...
June 04, 2020, 07:07 PM
Southern Rebel
Dammit, Parabellum is putting out those magnetic mind vibes again - one day he is gonna pull one of them astros right on top of us!
Then again, I am only a visitor to this planet - I never expected to spend eternity here.
