Nasa admit huge asteroid could destroy Earth in just NINETEEN years

[AlphaWeeaboo]

There's been so many of these predictions I don't really believe in any of them anymore. Also it's funny how a majority of these predictions actually have a slim chance of hitting us behind them.

[Old Crow]

There's been so many of these predictions I don't really believe in any of them anymore. Also it's funny how a majority of these predictions actually have a slim chance of hitting us behind them.

But..but.... it could happen man!

[Leninade]

Even if that .1% chance happened, couldn't we just nuke it?

Think pretty much every international space treaty signed by just about everyone prohibits doing stuff like that. Nukes in high orbit = very bad things for a lot of people. Fallout in jetstreams isn't a good thing.

But yeah, we could probably hit it with your regular store-brand ICBM. Just no nuclear payload.

Who said in the Atmosphere? Im talking before it even gets close to the moon.

I don't think you quite understand what kind of jurisdiction a Space treaty encompasses. Even then, using nukes on it when it's far out is still a bad idea. The leftover debris would still be moving in the same general direction, and there's no guarantee that it'll all be far enough away from the Earth. Sure the debris would likely not be as catastrophic, but again, you're potentially releasing radioactive material into the atmosphere.

[Dante]

Even if that .1% chance happened, couldn't we just nuke it?

Think pretty much every international space treaty signed by just about everyone prohibits doing stuff like that. Nukes in high orbit = very bad things for a lot of people. Fallout in jetstreams isn't a good thing.

But yeah, we could probably hit it with your regular store-brand ICBM. Just no nuclear payload.

Who said in the Atmosphere? Im talking before it even gets close to the moon.

I don't think you quite understand what kind of jurisdiction a Space treaty encompasses. Even then, using nukes on it when it's far out is still a bad idea. The leftover debris would still be moving in the same general direction, and there's no guarantee that it'll all be far enough away from the Earth. Sure the debris would likely not be as catastrophic, but again, you're potentially releasing radioactive material into the atmosphere.

Because posting Exterminatus pic means nothing.It was a joke Hence the Exterminatus pic

[Fluffalupagus]

Just gonna leave this here...

http://history.nasa.gov/conghand/nuclear.htm

Basically what I'm trying to say is a nuke would be useless. Space is a vacuum. Which means no waves. Which means no blast or heat, only a shit ton of radiation.

Soooo if it is gonna hit us we can't blow it up. No meteor showers for us!

[Dante]

Just gonna leave this here...

http://history.nasa.gov/conghand/nuclear.htm

Basically what I'm trying to say is a nuke would be useless. Space is a vacuum. Which means no waves. Which means no blast or heat, only a shit ton of radiation.

Soooo if it is gonna hit us we can't blow it up. No meteor showers for us!

But exterminatus solves everything!

[Cortez (Mr. T. FOO!)]

Just gonna leave this here...

http://history.nasa.gov/conghand/nuclear.htm

Basically what I'm trying to say is a nuke would be useless. Space is a vacuum. Which means no waves. Which means no blast or heat, only a shit ton of radiation.

Soooo if it is gonna hit us we can't blow it up. No meteor showers for us!

THIS! I said this, but a source is always nice

[Leetgrain]

Just gonna leave this here...

http://history.nasa.gov/conghand/nuclear.htm

Basically what I'm trying to say is a nuke would be useless. Space is a vacuum. Which means no waves. Which means no blast or heat, only a shit ton of radiation.

Soooo if it is gonna hit us we can't blow it up. No meteor showers for us!

THIS! I said this, but a source is always nice

Looks like we're going to have to mine an earth-sized hole into it! xP

[Fluffalupagus]

Just gonna leave this here...

http://history.nasa.gov/conghand/nuclear.htm

Basically what I'm trying to say is a nuke would be useless. Space is a vacuum. Which means no waves. Which means no blast or heat, only a shit ton of radiation.

Soooo if it is gonna hit us we can't blow it up. No meteor showers for us!

THIS! I said this, but a source is always nice

Looks like we're going to have to mine an earth-sized hole into it! xP

Soooo... Grab a shovel guys! And a space suit. Time to save the Earth.

[FluffyHeals]

19 years is a long time to develop more advanced missiles to destroy it or more advanced methods to deflect it, by the time a significant asteroid crosses our path head on we would be able to deal with it easily. We are far more of a threat to ourselves than any random space rock heading our way.

[Sejo Mino]

Talk about necro. Anywayz PLz don't necro old threads.

[FluffyHeals]

Sorry.

[Guztav.]

locked.