Newly Discovered Near Earth Asteroid

[Choker]

http://www.spaceweather.com/

A relatively large asteroid, just discovered on August 28th, will fly past the Earth-Moon system on Sept 14th only 2.8 million km (7.4 lunar distances) away. 2012 QG42 is about as wide as three football fields and comes to us from just beyond the orbit of Mars. Astronomers who are now monitoring the space rock say it shines about as brightly as a 15th magnitude star.

What's scary to me is that it was just discovered. So how many more are lurking out there this close and this big?

[spazlabz]

who knows, space is so monumentally huge and even the biggest asteroids are so small in comparison there is no telling how many near Earth asteroids there are. The best we can hope for is that this is rare and there isnt some extinction level one lurking out there in a blind spot

[halfpint]

crap im gonna go buy me a metal helmet I dont want that thing bashing me on the head anytime soon

[acctman]

hmm should I delay the launch of my new site because of this? If no one is going to be around to view it why bother... :/

[Dirty F]

Let me guess. You were doing your daily search on doomsday news. You really can't wait for shit to happen do you? So you can turn into the redneck Rambo you are and shoot people who come to steal your 5 year supply of food.

[seeandsee]

nice this should hit us and we can then go to mars

[halfpint]

Let me guess. You were doing your daily search on doomsday news. You really can't wait for shit to happen do you? So you can turn into the redneck Rambo you are and shoot people who come to steal your 5 year supply of food.

Choker is making money from it

[Choker]

Let me guess. You were doing your daily search on doomsday news. You really can't wait for shit to happen do you? So you can turn into the redneck Rambo you are and shoot people who come to steal your 5 year supply of food.

Who are you again?

[Choker]

Choker is making money from it

Shipping out 7 cases today actually. It's actually one of my daughters selling the stuff not me. But yeah, sales are good and she doesn't have to depend on me for money anymore.

[Dirty F]

Choker is making money from it

So? That doesn't mean he isn't a dumb redneck prepper who can't wait for something to happen so he can start shooting people. It's was he dreams of. Pure white trash.

[Choker]

So? That doesn't mean he isn't a dumb redneck prepper who can't wait for something to happen so he can start shooting people. It's was he dreams off. Pure white trash.

I guess we all define dumb differently. I define dumb as having no life and posting over 50k times on a board as pretty fucking dumb. But then again if I had no life, no woman, no family and was a lonely bitter person I would probably do the same as you. You enjoy the rest of your day there little man.

[Choker]

who knows, space is so monumentally huge and even the biggest asteroids are so small in comparison there is no telling how many near Earth asteroids there are. The best we can hope for is that this is rare and there isnt some extinction level one lurking out there in a blind spot

Agreed, but 7 lunar distances is pretty fucking close. Bigger question is if there was a big one on the way would the government black it out? Could they blackout something like that from news sources, etc? I'm not into conspiracy theories that the government hides shit from us, but this is one time I think they would try to block the news.

[Dirty F]

Tell me i'm wrong you dumb fuck. What are you doing behind the computer btw? Don't you need to patrol your property to protect your family?

[_Richard_]

Agreed, but 7 lunar distances is pretty fucking close. Bigger question is if there was a big one on the way would the government black it out? Could they blackout something like that from news sources, etc? I'm not into conspiracy theories that the government hides shit from us, but this is one time I think they would try to block the news.

you don't think the government hides things? there is several confirmed instances of just that..

no one is going to tell the world that everyone is about to die.

[Choker]

Tell me i'm wrong you dumb fuck. What are you doing behind the computer btw? Don't you need to patrol your property to protect your family?

My "lonely bitter" comment about you strike a nerve troll? I'm sorry if I hurt your little feelings.

[Choker]

you don't think the government hides things? there is several confirmed instances of just that..

no one is going to tell the world that everyone is about to die.

I mean some of the crazy conspiracies, like that there are 5000 United Nations trucks being stored in Florida for a UN takeover, shit like that . Of course we are not privy to everything the government does.

[_Richard_]

I mean some of the crazy conspiracies, like that there are 5000 United Nations trucks being stored in Florida for a UN takeover, shit like that . Of course we are not privy to everything the government does.

while that might seem crazy on the very basis of how inept the UN is, you do know that Interpol can kick your door down, stick you in a body bag, and make you disappear without having to tell anyone, right?

but i digress..

my opinion on why that's being tracked is for 'data' for expeditions, most likely with the end purpose of 'mining' or 'space warfare' research

[_Richard_]

man now that i think about it, what if they're thinking about using these asteroids as transports? the rock ur posting about loops around mars and comes back to earth?

clever if so

[PR_Glen]

Agreed, but 7 lunar distances is pretty fucking close. Bigger question is if there was a big one on the way would the government black it out? Could they blackout something like that from news sources, etc? I'm not into conspiracy theories that the government hides shit from us, but this is one time I think they would try to block the news.

wouldn't be very effective considering it is normally non government telescopes finding these things originally and the more advanced ones can figure out trajectories. So wouldn't be a secret for very long.

[2MuchMark]

What's scary to me is that it was just discovered. So how many more are lurking out there this close and this big?

NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID DISCOVERY STATISTICS

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/stats/

Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln...eroid_Research

Catalina Real-time Transient Survey
http://crts.caltech.edu

[96ukssob]

http://www.spaceweather.com/

A relatively large asteroid, just discovered on August 28th, will fly past the Earth-Moon system on Sept 14th only 2.8 million km (7.4 lunar distances) away. 2012 QG42 is about as wide as three football fields and comes to us from just beyond the orbit of Mars. Astronomers who are now monitoring the space rock say it shines about as brightly as a 15th magnitude star.

What's scary to me is that it was just discovered. So how many more are lurking out there this close and this big?

I think this is how the world ends in a few months

[Choker]

wouldn't be very effective considering it is normally non government telescopes finding these things originally and the more advanced ones can figure out trajectories. So wouldn't be a secret for very long.

I agree with you 100%. No way something this big could be kept from leaking.

[spazlabz]

Agreed, but 7 lunar distances is pretty fucking close. Bigger question is if there was a big one on the way would the government black it out? Could they blackout something like that from news sources, etc? I'm not into conspiracy theories that the government hides shit from us, but this is one time I think they would try to block the news.

Considering the impact news of an asteroid that was going to hit the earth would have on society I have no doubt whatsoever that they would try and hide it... I bet the attempt would be unsuccessful as well...it would leak from somewhere

[Brujah]

Choker, I need a list of things I'll need to plan my survival future. Can you provide?

[Makaveli]

There is millions of potential dooms day asteroids or comets out there. Its really just a matter of time before we're hit again. Hopefully we figure out a way to deflect them back out to space before one is really heading our way.

On another note I believe there is many potential threats that could disrupt our way of living and being prepared with food water and guns doesn't make you white trash in the least. People in the west have this "won't happen to me" mentality. They couldn't be more wrong.

[Phoenix]

yeah there are lots of asteroids out there...we should really have a multi point defense system in place. Something like a rocket(s) that matches speed and releases a swarm of spider like modules with self attaching feet, to pepper the surface of an asteroid. Each module should have a blaster or method of propulsion on a surface which can be adjusted within its own radius. So if it gets installed upside down, it just rotates until the engine is pointing into space. When all engines are firing, they are controlled in a fashion to allow them to alter the trajectory of said asteroid.

Since the earth is moving away just as fast, it wont take much movement to throw the asteroid out of a collision vector.

You are welcome, please feel free to pass this onto spaceX or Nasa

[biskoppen]

I hope this sorry ass earth gets hit by a major rock within my lifespan.. we need a good cleaning

[Freaky_Akula]

Call Bruce Willis.

[Choker]

Considering the impact news of an asteroid that was going to hit the earth would have on society I have no doubt whatsoever that they would try and hide it... I bet the attempt would be unsuccessful as well...it would leak from somewhere

If you saw that movie 2012 the world governments were knocking off the scientist that were trying to leak it.

If a asteroid were headed this way, governments would do shit to get the economy going, would go into massive debt since it doesnt matter anymore, hmmmm

[Raz]

Asteroids are like spam. One of them will get through eventually. Hopefully not anytime soon.

[DWB]

I always wonder if a large one is found on a collision course with earth if anyone would alert civilians. It's not like anyone can do anything about it, and alerting us would only cause chaos and panic.