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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/astronomy@mander.xyz

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[–] parpol@programming.dev 41 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

To people having panic attacks, it is not large enough to destroy the earth, and we would have plenty of time to evacuate the impact location. Though let's hope it isn't anywhere with permafrost.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You mean populate the impact zone because I'm going to watch

[–] hungprocess@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 2 weeks ago

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, my dogs will be gone by then so I would absolutely set up a tent close enough to catch it. I'd even bring a baseball glove for shits and giggles.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

Aw, you think we'll still have permafrost by then.

[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

It'll be an equatorial impact.

[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago

Well that’s disappointing