Comment by throw0101a
6 hours ago
Any collisions that Earth has to worry about?
(Once heard the observation that the dinosaurs didn't go extinct because of an impact: they went extinct because they didn't have a space program.)
6 hours ago
Any collisions that Earth has to worry about?
(Once heard the observation that the dinosaurs didn't go extinct because of an impact: they went extinct because they didn't have a space program.)
Man, I hope not, cuz Bruce Willis is in no condition to save us right now! (Or is he?)
None yet. Any discoveries made with a possible impact risk would end up on the NEO Confirmation Page for follow up. As soon as an observation arc is long enough and gets a provisional designation, impact risks would be calculated and displayed at both NEOCC and JPL Sentry. We also do impact probability calculations and visualizations at Asteroid Institute.
I have this mental image of an asteroid scientist sitting in his little research room, being incredibly jaded... "Asteroids are so INTERESTING. Their history, their chemical composition... but no, nobody cares about that, the first question everyone has is 'Will it impact Earth...'"