space base Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Giant asteroid could hit Earth in 2014 LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A giant asteroid is heading for Earth and could hit in 2014, U.S. astronomers have warned British space monitors. But for those fearing Armageddon, don't be alarmed -- the chances of a catastrophic collision are just one in 909,000. Asteroid "2003 QQ47" will be closely monitored over the next two months. Its potential strike date is March 21, 2014, but astronomers say that any risk of impact is likely to decrease as further data is gathered. On impact, it could have the effect of 20 million Hiroshima atomic bombs, a spokesman for the British government's Near Earth Object Information Centre told BBC radio. The Centre issued the warning about the asteroid after the giant rock was first observed in New Mexico by the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research Program. "The Near Earth Object will be observable from Earth for the next two months and astronomers will continue to track it over this period," said Dr Alan Fitzsimmons, one of the expert team advising the Centre. Asteroids such as 2003 QQ47 are chunks of rock left over from the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. Most are kept at a safe distance from the Earth in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But the gravitational influence of giant planets such as Jupiter can nudge asteroids out of these safe orbits and send them plunging towards Earth. Artist's impression of asteroid over Earth LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caL Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 *starts diggin underground shelter and buying canned foods* :shook: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Ooooold news... plus they said the day after that nothing was gonna happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space base Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 awwwwwww.......well...uhhh......maybe it's happening again.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space base Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 By the way, this article is only three days old: Tuesday, September 2, 2003 Posted: 11:38 AM EDT (1538 GMT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space base Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 Damn, crackhead's harsh. Rollin through, pullin cards like whaaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space base Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 the rest of your flop house is gonna be mad when they can't come on 12oz no more. i bet they'll son you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$360 Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 when i was in 5th grade i wrote a storyabout this happeneing. cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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