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Orbital parameters are difficult. longship Oct 2013 #1
a 1 in 63,000 chance rates it a 1? leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #2
1 seems to be the lowest danger rating. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #3
yea i read the other way - i saw that just after waking up before my morning pepsi leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #11
It's a better chance than winning the lottery Flying Squirrel Oct 2013 #7
Actually, the definition of "1" was changed to "Normal, routine discovery" Pholus Oct 2013 #4
Thanks, OBAMA! Ian David Oct 2013 #5
OMG.... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #12
It was a photoshop cartoonesque ridicule. n/t cosmicone Oct 2013 #20
Coming from Fox News... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #21
I hear you ... n/t cosmicone Oct 2013 #22
Thankfully it's a relatively small asteroid NickB79 Oct 2013 #6
I'd say the mass has a lot to do with the potential; greiner3 Oct 2013 #8
Was the one that smacked the Yucatan of iron? theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #9
Now you know there are a bunch of doomsday preppers out there... theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #10
Bring It On! But seriously, there are a lot more near misses that we never see... onehandle Oct 2013 #13
It's climate change and overpopulation we have to worry about. hunter Oct 2013 #14
True. By 2032 we will be having mass die-offs of animals, including humans. onehandle Oct 2013 #15
Excessive negativity is unhelpful, though. Both approaches Ghost Dog Oct 2013 #17
Like we don't have enough to worry about. n/t leftyladyfrommo Oct 2013 #16
Aw, crap. Kinda wanted to go out with a bang. freshwest Oct 2013 #18
Me too. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #24
As the Great Alfred would say- packman Oct 2013 #19
Nowonder those folks are taking that one way trip to Mars. nt MzShellG Oct 2013 #23
2032? Can we get an exact time..I like to be prepared!!! Theyletmeeatcake2 Oct 2013 #25
I dont buy it. nt darkangel218 Oct 2013 #26
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