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daveake 11:34 am UTC 10/29/07 |
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re: Bullshit - rockfenris2005 11:01 am UTC 10/29/07 |
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> Isn't there supposed to be a fatal asteroid in 2015?
No.
I think you're thinking of "99942 Apophis", which was thought to have a small (1 in 37) chance of hitting Earth in 2029. But then someone bought a calculator with a few more digits and decided it'll definitely miss in 2029, but has a 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting in 2036.
2015 is the last chance to do something about it (e.g. give it a push) should the calculations then show it's fairly likely to hit in 2036.
We're more likely to get hit by something that's not been spotted yet.
Dave
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