NASA Asteroid

[Ollygon]

NASA will shortly crash their probe into an asteroid in the next few hours.

For those of a sensitive nature, you might want to stock up on Germoloids or Anusol.

 

[Pasty Muncher]

NASA will shortly crash their probe into an asteroid in the next few hours.

For those of a sensitive nature, you might want to stock up on Germoloids or Anusol.

Why, are they crashing their probe in Uranus then ?

 

[Ollygon]

Why, are they crashing their probe in Uranus then ?

They have to negotiate the Saturn Ring first

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Why, are they crashing their probe in Uranus then ?

They have to negotiate the Saturn Ring first

The schools are out late today.

 

[tommytwojags]

So, the asteroid wasn't going to crash into the earth, but if they deflect its orbit it might do. Sounds like a plan.

 

[Chunkylad]

If only the dinosaurs had thought of this. Dumb lizards were too busy auditioning for Jurassic Park to stop the big rock hurtling towards us

 

[BFC_BFC_BFC]

So, the asteroid wasn't going to crash into the earth, but if they deflect its orbit it might do. Sounds like a plan.

There’s no chance of it hitting earth either way.

 

[Next Goal WIns]

Why, are they crashing their probe in Uranus then ?

They'll be cheering and hollering "get in the hole !!"

 

[1966_and_all_that]

It's sod all to do with this asteroid. It's an early experiment to show that we can guide an object onto something in space, then to see if that alters its trajectory.

 

[Shandypants]

What a load of bollocks. It's like chucking a grain of sand at a football

 

[1966_and_all_that]

What a load of bollocks. It's like chucking a grain of sand at a football

You'd think so but apparently not.

 

[JJpool]

What a load of bollocks. It's like chucking a grain of sand at a football

But you only need to alter the trajectory by a fraction over a longer distance.

So actually just sending a spacecraft along side an asteroid is a potential way to steer one off course enough.

 

[Shandypants]

You'd think so but apparently not.

Billions of people starving and on the bones of their arse and they spend money on this folly. What a bizarre world.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Billions of people starving and on the bones of their arse and they spend money on this folly. What a bizarre world.

There's enough wealth - and food - in the world to feed everyone. We also need space exploration. Don't lay the faults of one on the other.

 

[Shandypants]

There's enough wealth - and food - in the world to feed everyone. We also need space exploration. Don't lay the faults of one on the other.

I agree with the first part but I'm not sure we need space exploration.